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Personal Author:
Giles, Wayne. ; Mokdad, Ali H. ; Stroup, Donna F., 1951-
Giles, Wayne. ; Mokdad, Ali H. ; Stroup, Donna F., 1951- Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Adult and Community Health.
Description:
"The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state-based system of health surveys. Information regarding health risk behaviors, clinical preventive health practices, and health-care access, primarily related to chronic disease and injury is obtained from a representative sample of adults in each state. Approximately 200,000 adult interviews are completed each year in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. The challenge for BRFSS is how to effectively manage an increasingly complex surveillance system that serves the needs of numerous programs while facing changing telecommunication technology and the greater demand for more local-level data. To determine options and recommendations for how best to meet BRFSS future challenges, CDCs Behavioral Surveillance Branch conducted a 2-day strategy workshop, attended by survey-research specialists. The workshop featured presentations on the current system; emerging technologic challenges; telephone-surveying techniques; program perspectives of CDC, partner organizations, and states; and recommendations for change. This report summarizes the recommendations resulting from that workshop." - p. 1
Content Notes:
prepared by Ali H. Mokdad, Donna F. Stroup, Wayne H. Giles.

"The material in this report originated in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H, Director, and the Division of Adult and Community Health, Virginia S. Bales, Director." - p. 1

Includes bibliographical references (p. 11).


Subject:
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Data Collection/methods
Health Behavior
Interviews As Topic
Public Health Surveillance
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
SData Collection/tandards

Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 52, no. RR-9
Document Type:
Journal Issue
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:
Guidance
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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