214386 Introduction to CDC's National Center for Health Statistics

Saturday, November 6, 2010 : 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Diane Makuc, DrPH , National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of NCHS programs and services. It will provide the context for the presentations that follow about specific NCHS data collection programs.

Learning Areas:
Epidemiology
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
1. List one example of the types of data collected from each of the major NCHS data systems. 2. Describe three ways that NCHS makes information available to data users. 3. Identify two examples of NCHS data access tools.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 30 years experience as a statistician and senior scientist at the National Center for Health Statistics. I have also previously presented this course at APHA.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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.

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