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ACL Data Council Resources

Published by Administration for Community Living (ACL) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Catalog Last Checked: September 28, 2026 at 08:05 PM
Guidance and reference materials produced by ACL's Data Council, a working group convened to continuously improve data-related processes and standards across ACL, including data governance best practices, a three-part Data Quality series, guides on measuring systems change, a summary of ACL's data collection process, and two annual Year in Review reports.

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  • ACL Data Council Data Governance Standards — Annotated Bibliography

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  • Data Quality 101

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  • ACL Data Quality and Governance Primer

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  • Data Quality 201: Data Visualization

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  • Data Quality 202: Data Quality Standards

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  • Measuring Systems Change: A Brief Guide

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  • Measuring Systems Change: A Quick Guide

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  • ACL Data Council Year in Review 2020

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  • ACL Data Council Year in Review 2021

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  • ACL's Data Collection Process

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description Guidance and reference materials produced by ACL's Data Council, a working group convened to continuously improve data-related processes and standards across ACL, including data governance best practices, a three-part Data Quality series, guides on measuring systems change, a summary of ACL's data collection process, and two annual Year in Review reports.
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title ACL Data Council Resources

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