Statutory Authorities of the National Center for Health Statistics Enacted as of December 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is the federal government’s principal health statistics agency. The NCHS mandate from Congress addresses the full spectrum of concerns in the health field from birth to death, including overall health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthful influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use and financing of health care and rehabilitation services. This document delineates current authorities as of December 2020 and describes the evolution of federal health statistics in the United States. The authorizing legislation for NCHS, reprinted here, represents the accumulation of more than a dozen public laws over 60 years.
  
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  NCHS-Statutory-Authorities-2020-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Data Collection Health Surveys Legislation As Topic Surveys And Questionnaires United States Government Agencies Vital Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• Pages in Document:
  16 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/118257/cdc_118257_DS1.pdf
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