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HIFIS Data Analysis Framework
Introduction: The Benefits of Quality Data
- Improved community planning and decision making
- Improved homelessness services
- Better communication
- Partnership development support
- Avoiding duplication
Section A: Roles and Responsibilities of HIFIS Community Coordinators as Data Analysts
- Provide an accurate picture of homelessness by identifying data quality issues
- Analyze data adequately within the community context in a coordinated way
- Work with service providers and shelters to comply with Data Sharing Protocol principles
Section B: Using HIFIS Data to Inform the Community
- HIFIS reporting tools
- Other HIFIS training tools
- HIFIS supports the Homelessness Partnering Strategy community planning process
Section C: Towards a Nationwide Analysis
- Increasing the number of Data Sharing Protocols
- Increasing the number of data exports to the HIFIS Initiative
- Adding more fields to the Data Sharing Protocol
- Making linkages to other databases at the federal and provincial levels
- The HIFIS Data Analysis Framework
- Data integrity tools
- Community reporting tools
- Data coordination models
Appendix 1: The Yellowknife Community Report: Creating Your Own Data Analysis Primer
Appendix 2: Homelessness Partnering Strategy Target Populations: Definitions and Statistics
Appendix 3: HPS Generic Outcomes and Areas of Data Collection
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