National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey History

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  The National Health Survey Act, passed in 1956, provided the legislative authorization for a continuing survey to provide current statistical data on the amount, distribution, and effects of illness and disability in the United States. To fulfill the purposes of this act, it was recognized that data collection would involve at least three sources: (1) the people themselves by direct interview; (2) clinical tests, measurements, and physical examinations on sample persons; and (3) places where persons received medical care such as hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices.
  
  To comply with the 1956 act, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a branch of the U.S. Public Health Service in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has conducted seven separate examination surveys to collect interview and physical examination data.
  
  
• Subjects:
  CDC--history Health Surveys History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Nutrition Surveys Vital Statistics
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Genre:
  Chronology
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b8a5835db0e9f8c16059af4c092be8a0b61ef01c6e971ffdafe7dcf962de0d9f7f19d5765dbd32596ca3fe74c91b8adb7ed23adf64f8e61bfb523ca764e9109
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