The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) are designed to provide periodic information on the health and nutritional status of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. The survey program was begun in 1960 with three surveys of health status, the National Health Examination Surveys (NHES). In 1970, an expanded nutrition component was added to provide data with which to assess nutritional status and dietary practices, and the name was changed to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. By using nutrition status information alone or in combination with health examinations and questionnaires results, the Survey has served as a significant source of data to develop and evaluate policies and programs. This presentation will focus on providing examples of uses of NHANES data (both actual and potential) to set policies and develop national health promotion/disease prevention objectives, serve as the baseline to develop Federal and other programs and evaluate their impact, and will also include examples that touch on the surveillance capabilities of NHANES.
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Keywords: Health Assessment, Nutrition
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Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.