235200 National Vital Statistics System Birth Data

Sunday, October 30, 2011: 2:30 PM

Stephanie Ventura, MA , Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD
This presentation will describe the birth data available from the National Vital Statistics System, and discuss data collection methods, analytic considerations, and methods of data access. Examples of how these data can be used to inform public health programs and policy will be provided.

Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
List one example of the types of data collected from the NVSS birth data. Describe two ways that NCHS makes information available to data users. Identify one example of NCHS data access tools.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a senior demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics and Chief of the Center's Reproductive Statistics Branch.
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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