NCHS data access and resources [April 2021]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Office of Planning, Budget and Legislation.
• Description:
  The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is the nation’s principal health statistics agency, providing data to identify and address health issues. NCHS compiles statistical information to help guide public health and health policy decisions.
  
  Collaborating with other public and private health partners, NCHS uses a variety of data collection mechanisms to obtain accurate information from multiple sources. This process provides a broad perspective on the population’s health, influences on health, and health outcomes.
  
  NCHS releases data from its surveys and systems in a variety of ways to accommodate users with varying needs and interests, including policymakers, researchers, medical and public health professionals, teachers, students, business leaders, and the general public.
  
  For more information about NCHS, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nchs
  
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  factsheet_data_access_and_resources.pdf
  
  
• Content Notes:
  About NCHS -- Accessing NCHS data -- Reports and publications -- Microdata files -- Online resources and tools -- Data analysis aids -- Data visualizations.
• Subjects:
  Databases, Factual Databases As Topic Data Collection Publications Vital Statistics
• Series:
  NCHS Fact Sheet
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  2 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9bfecd9b586d51ba3cdc21f7149b090a31bc9ad1e9655495eb1171795d89f30783378264de0b0037c340266120552c9d01d3d89133d764ef2b5c40754b2195bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106071/cdc_106071_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 242.56 KB ]