Goals

METRIX Project goals are to:

• increase transparency and openness of government;
• improve access to DOH data assets and help consumers to make informed public health decisions;
• identify high priority areas where analytics can support New York State's health reform strategy; and
• create a streamlined process to make DOH data assets available for innovation, economic development, and research with appropriate privacy, security and data use protections in place;
• expand policy analysis and research using DOH and collaborators' data resources in key public health and health services delivery areas; and
• contribute findings to the scientific evidence base, which will be used to improve public health and health services delivery programs' performance and ultimately, improve health