ScHARe: Cloud Platform with Centralized SDoH Data Sets for Research

About this Class

This one-hour interactive training will cover how to use the ScHARe cloud and Terra platform focusing on how to utilize over 260 social determinants of health (SDoH) data sets and analytic notebooks containing ready-to-use code. SDoH contribute to the onset, management and mortality associated with disease and disorders.  It is critical that conditions where a person is born, grows, lives, learns, works, plays and matures is included in the understanding of their health and well-being.  However, challenges such as lack of centralized location, fragmented data sources, inconsistent measurement standards, missing data, and variations in inclusion practices and procedures have historically made it difficult to incorporate SDoH into human health research. The ScHARe Cloud addresses these barriers and provides a centralized resource designed to facilitate to include SDoH in research involving humans, especially health disparities. 

By the end of this training, attendees will be able to: 

• Use ScHARe cloud platform for their research projects
• Set up a secure Terra workspace tailored to their needs
• Search, identify, and integrate relevant datasets into their workspace 
• Access and utilize Python and R code notebooks for analyses, missing data imputation, and data visualization.

Attendees are not expected to have any prior knowledge of the product/tool to be successful in this training.  This training is designed to be beginner-friendly, allowing everyone, regardless of their technical background, to confidently engage with the platform.

Note: users must have a Gmail address to register for and use the ScHARe platform

This is one of two classes on the ScHARe platform. Learn more and register for the other class: How to Use the ScHARe Project Data Repository for Population and Social Science Projects.