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Description: BRFSS is a state-based telephone survey used to assess the prevalence of personal health practices that are related to the leading causes of death. The survey has been conducted annually since 1984, with modules for assessment of fruit and vegetable consumption added in 1990. THe BRFSS is administered and supported by the Division of Adult and Community Health at the CDC. Population Monitored: Adults (aged 18+) in every state are selected by random digit dialing and surveyed by phone. Currently, each state completes between 125 and 625 interviews a month, totaling more than 150,000 completed interviews nation-wide each year. Used
to assess:
Results:
For more information on the survey or to view local, state and national level prevalence and trend data, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ The
Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the
15 food assistance programs of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. The Office
of Analysis Nutrition & education (OANE)
conducts studies and analysis to inform policymaking
and management of FNS programs, and coordinate
program-related nutrition policy and services.
Selected
reports based on OANE research include:
These and other child nutrition studies (1992 - 2004) are available on the FNS website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/MENU/Published/CNP/CNP.HTM#SNDAIIFull and http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/default.htm This searchable web site offers access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families. Reports of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics include America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, the annual Federal monitoring report on the status of the Nation's children. Stats
and reports include:
To
view or order reports, visit http://childstats.gov/.
Description: The 1989-91 CSFII was designed to measure what Americans eat and drink. The DHKS, conducted as a telephone follow-up, is designed to improve understanding of links between individual’s knowledge and attitudes to his or her dietary behavior as indicated by food intake information. Individuals provided 3 consecutive days of dietary data: day 1 data were in-home interviews using 1-day dietary recall, day 2 and 3 were collected using self-administered 2-day dietary records. Individuals who were identified as the main meal planners/preparers in the CSFII were contacted by telephone 6 weeks after collection of the dietary data and asked to answer a series of questions about knowledge and attitudes toward diet, health, and food safety. Population surveyed: Children under age 6 by proxy, children and adolescents, and adults: 3-day dietary data collected for 15,192 individuals, dietary intake data for 11,912 individuals, and diet and health information for 5,730 individuals identified as main meal planners/preparers. The
data set contains 1000+ variables on household and individual:
Results:
More information:
http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/Csfii89.html National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) The
CDC growth charts: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) Pediatric
Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) School
Health Polices and Programs Study Continuing
Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals CDC
Wonder B an integrated information and communication system for
public health. Free registration, interactive access. Data
2010 - accessible via CDC Wonder Health, United States Data Ferrett -. Free interactive tool sponsored by government statistical agencies http://ferret.bls.census.gov/cgi-bin/ferret Fedstats
-- the gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies
California statistics/data, as well as national statistics/data. http://www.lsnc.net/statistics.html Description: BRFSS is a state-based telephone survey used to assess Population
monitored: Approximately 5,000 civilian, non-institutionalized
persons ages 2 months and older are surveyed annually.
Used to assess:
Results:
More
information: www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
This is a comprehensive 267 page guide that lists and describes survey, surveillance, and research activities on national and state levels. The Directory is designed for researchers, reporters, and the public, and includes links directly to the Federal and State sources included in the Directory. The
Directory is organized into five major areas:
To download/view the Directory, visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/nutrishn/nutrishn.htm Description:
Begun in 1973, PedNSS is intended to provide
a framework for tabulating and interpreting
state-specific information on the nutritional
characteristics of low-income children.
The survey is program-based and uses already
available data collected from health, nutrition,
and food assistance programs for infants
and children [i.e. Women, Infants, and Children
Supplemental Food Program (WIC); Early Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT);
and clinics funded by Maternal and Child
Health Program (MCH) Block Grants]. Participating
entities submit data to CDC on a monthly
basis. CDC provides assistance to the participants
on using and interpreting their data. CDC
encourages the PedNSS participants to distribute
appropriate sections of the summaries to
individual counties, clinics, and programs.
Population
Monitored: Low-income children ~ birth-17 years
of age, with emphasis on birth-5 years of age ~
served by public health programs. As of 1997, 44
states, the District of Colombia, and 5 tribal governments
were participating in PedNSS.
Data
collected:
Results:
Population
monitored: Low income, high-risk pregnant women who participate in
publicly-funded prenatal nutrition and food assistance programs. As of
1996, 22 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 tribal goernments were
contributing records. Most records (97%) came from WIC agencies.
Used
to assess:
Results: More
information: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/PNSS.htm
Description: PRAMS is a CDC surveillance system used by 32 states to collect state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes, behaviors and experiences prior to, during, and immediately following pregnancy. Selected women are first contacted by mail. If there is no response to repeated mailings, women are contacted and interviewed by telephone. Data collection procedures and instruments are standardized to allow comparisons between states. Population monitored: Women who have had a recent live birth, drawn from the state's birth certificate file. Each participating state samples between 1,300 and 3,400 women per year. Women from some groups are sampled at a higher rate to ensure adequate data are available in smaller but higher risk populations. Used
to monitor:
Results:
PRAMS publications for 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998 can be accessed
at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/srv_prams.htm#8
Description: The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically (1994 and 2000 to date) conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. Data are collected by self-administered mail questionnaires and computer-assisted personal interviews in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The study is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Population
surveyed: State, district, school, and classroom personnel who
are responsible for school health policies and programs. In 1994,
79% of schools nation-wide responded. In 2000, 71% of schools responded.
SHPPS
2000 will assess:
Results:
More information:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/shpps/index.htm
Description: CDC Launches SMART Project. Due to an increased demand for localized health information, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the release of a new data analysis Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (SMART BRFSS) The new analysis includes health data from 98 selected micropolitan and metropolitan areas regarding health issues such as diabetes, obesity, smoking, and overall health status. Statistically, a metropolitan area is a group of counties that includes one urban area of at least 50,000 people. A micropolitan area is a group of counties with an urban cluster of at least 10,000 people but not 50,000. SMART BRFSS marks the first time that health officials have had access to local-level data on health status that are comparable across the nation. More
information: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ Description: USDA's 10th nationwide survey is called the 1994-96, 1998 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII). In 1994-96, the Diet and Health Knowledge Survey (DHKS) was conducted as a follow-up telephone survey to the CSFII. The CSFII and DHKS together are popularly known as the What We Eat in America survey. In 1998, dietary data were collected from children birth through 9 years of age using the same methods as in 1994-96. Population
surveyed: The survey sample was scientifically selected to be representative
of the U.S. population. In each year, approximately 5,500 participants
were surveyed in 62 geographical areas across the country. Proxy interviews
were conducted for children under 6 years of age. Children 6 to 11 years
of age were asked to provide their own food intake information assisted
by an adult household member.
Survey
measured many variables related to:
Results: More
information: http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/home.htm
Description: YRBSS is a national surveillance system designed to monitor six categories of priority health risk behaviors among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC, as well as territorial, state, and local school-based surveys conducted by education and health agencies. Population monitored: National:
a nationally representative sample of students in grades State and local: The data were weighted for surveys from 22 states and 14 large cities (each had an overall response rate of >60% and appropriate documentation). Weighted data from the majority of these states and cities can be generalized to all public school students in grades 9--12 in the respective jurisdiction. For surveys that did not have an overall response rate of >60% and appropriate documentation, the data were not weighted. Unweighted data from 11 states and 2 large cities apply only to students participating in the survey. The
YRBSS survey monitors:
Recent
results: Previous
results: More information: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/
ALT-YRBS is one component of the YRBSS (described above); it was conducted in 1998 to measure priority health-risk behaviors among students at alternative high schools. A report summarizing the results from the 1998 ALT-YRBS can be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss4807a1.htm |
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