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Alternative Title:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS);BRFSS;
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)
Description:
Each manuscript in this collection incorporates data from The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS is a state-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury. For many states, the BRFSS is the only available source of timely, accurate data on health-related behaviors.

BRFSS was established in 1984 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); currently data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. More than 350,000 adults are interviewed each year, making the BRFSS the largest telephone health survey in the world. States use BRFSS data to identify emerging health problems, establish and track health objectives, and develop and evaluate public health policies and programs. Many states also use BRFSS data to support health-related legislative efforts.

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established to provide a forum for public health researchers and practitioners to share study results and practical experience. The journal is published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

The mission of the journal is to address the interface between applied prevention research and public health practice in chronic disease prevention. PCD focuses on preventing diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, which are among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States.


Subjects:
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Chronic Disease Veterans Veterans Health
Series:
PCD collection ; Preventing chronic disease
PCD collection ; Preventing chronic disease Less -
Document Type:
Book
Name as Subject:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Less -
Genre:
Collected Works
Place as Subject:
United States
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:8e04e626ca102b60b163f925b23e6e4e0f0c4f0421ddfedd4a0f49c0fd055545
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/26508/cdc_26508_DS1.pdf
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