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Public Health & Social Science Data and Programmatic Assets
What this is
The federal government has been going through a transition in its public health and social science data stewardship. Some important sites have disappeared (and more recently reappeared due to court order). Others have been modified to reflect the current administrations views, which are not reflective of the scientific consensus on their respective topics.
The goal of this site is to restore access to the data by de-censoring what has been censored, amplifying the missing resources through highlighting them, duplicating sites that might be at risk of disappearing, and archiving resources that also might be disappeared.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Is this political?
No, not intentionally. This is meant to be pro-science, pro-dialogue, pro-research, and anti-discrimination. If these tenants fundamentally disagree with your political views, then it is likely political for you.
If the president and his administration is trying to remove the data, then isn’t this political?
No, again, not intentionally. As a research scientist, data availability is important. Scientists do not hide from the unknown, but seek instead to make it known. Shedding light is not political, whereas hiding data because you cannot or do not want to understand it is.
Why is it not just called an archive?
Archives are a great place to store things. Much of what has been removed (or is at risk for being removed) is not merely stored online, but data and information that has been made available for public consumption, A large part of the goal here is to amplify the data itself, as well as keep the source searchable to be found by the public.
Is the data and information still valid?
Sure, or at least as valid as it was before being removed. Many of the sites have recently been restored, some with banners describing the presidential administrations distrust and uncertainty of the information.
Why is the data important?
Because while in aggregate we are talking about groups, those groups are made of individuals and people are important.
When we are talking about health data, we as a society prosper when our communities are healthy.
Is the goal to make a comprehensive list of all changes across all sites?
No. More so, as the changes are noted and they constitute concern they will be added. This is a side project from someone with limited web site design experience (as you can likely tell!) Accuracy in importing the data will take precedence over speed.
Can I help?
Currently the goal is to get this site up and running. If you are aware of federal data sites that have been cut and you think should have a backup, please feel free to send a comment letting us know.