NNED - National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health

Elevate CBOs: Data 101 Workshop

May 26, 2022   |   2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Preview of the Data 101 Workshop flyer which includes the name of the session, the time and date, and speaker featured on top of a multicolored filled line graph along with the logos for SAMHSA and the NNED.

You’re invited to attend an introduction to data webinar. This opportunity intends to provide technical assistance to National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) members and minority-serving and under-resourced community-based organizations (CBOs).

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Understand data terminologies
  • Describe the difference between qualitative and quantitative data
  • Identify appropriate usage of qualitative and quantitative methods

Speaker:

Marlon Daniel, MHA, MPH

Statistician and Contracting Officer Representative
Center For Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ), Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Marlon Daniel is a Statistician and Contracting Officer Representative with the Population Surveys Branch, Center For Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality with Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA). He has over 15 years experience as a statistician, health services researcher, and academic instructor. Marlon has held positions supporting the Department of Defense, the Howard University Center for Minority Health Services Research, and the United States Department of Agriculture. He permanently joined federal service as a Statistician with the Office of Quality Improvement, Data Evaluation Division of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services. In this position he was responsible for contract management as a Level 2 COR, lead staff instructor for statistical and research methods, and provided statistical consultation and study design support to division leaders and researchers across the Bureau of Primary Healthcare.

In his current position, Marlon is a Level 3 COR responsible for the administration of high dollar value mission essential Agency contracts, providing support to staff in statistical programming and theory, and providing guidance to contractors on survey research, survey design, data collection, estimation, epidemiology, and data quality. Marlon is Certified in Public Health and holds an MPH in Biostatistics and Master of Health Administration from Loma Linda University and a BS in Behavioral Sciences from Andrews University.

“Elevate CBOs” is an overarching policy-driven initiative at SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) to build capacity, increase the visibility, and highlight the unique role of CBOs serving under-resourced communities in behavioral health.

The event was also shared on Facebook Live at fb.com/nned.net and closed captioning was available through Zoom.

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