163867 Introduction to CDC's National Center for Health Statistics

Sunday, November 4, 2007: 8:00 AM

Robert Weinzimer, MA , National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD
The speaker will describe the role of NCHS in monitoring the public's health.

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to 1)identify major data systems of NCHS and describe data collection methods and survey content; 2) describe examples of analytic uses of data sets; 3)understand the complexities of data sets and assess appropriate statistical methods for analysis of data; and 4)identify how to access data and documentation from NCHS.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

See more of: Monitoring the Public's Health: Using Data from the National Center for Health Statistics
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