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Health services research and mental health promotion are two areas related to data analysis and outcome dissemination that will be discuss in this assignment. These two areas have been found to be important because they not only deal with data analysis but also involve various strategies of disseminating research outcomes. Health services research refers to a multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and ultimately, our health and well-being (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011). It is evident that the provision of quality and affordable …show more content…

Moreover, in the contemporary society, decision makers; especially policy makers; and the general public has been relying on both health services research and health promotion for data and information that is essential in understanding the industry. This thus highlights the potential that these two have and thus the centrality of data analysis and outcome dissemination in ensuring that not only is the data available but has been purposely disseminated to the relevant bodies and the public for action and further review. Since health service research also provide the information that is later used in improving the public’s health, the process of data analysis will continue acting as a catalyst for continued research within the health industry. Further, through data analysis, the information released will be dependable and thus effective in informing theory, health practice and the execution of evidence based

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