NHANES Forum
September 11-12, 2003

Representatives from public health, research, and policy groups were invited by the Center Director, Dr. Edward Sondik to join  staff for a Forum meeting in Hyattsville, MD on September 11-12, 2003.  The purpose of the NHANES Forum was to identify priorities for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) in 2005 and beyond.  The meeting format utilized “Open Space Technology,” a participatory process that is conducive to the exchange of information on diverse topics among groups of interested individuals.  Open Space Technology is based on the concept of a community of collaboration and the development of a diverse “marketplace” of ideas.  Forum participants identified topics for discussion during the Forum. Summaries of the Forum discussions are posted below.

Meeting Notes - September 11

Meeting Notes - September 12

Meeting Notes - September 11
All files are in PDF format.

Biomonitoring

Bone density and osteoporosis

Community HANES

Community indicators for NHANES and other surveys

Energy balance and obesity

Food security

Health disparities/SES in new ways

Identifying healthy lifestyles i.e. stress reduction fitness

International collaboration and cooperation

Linking NHANES data with other sources

Longitudinal HANES

National Children's survey and overlap with NHANES

Novel factors in cardiovascular risk prediction

Ongoing communication

Quality of life

Reaching diverse populations

Sampling designs for different geographic settings

Environmental monitoring

*meeting notes for Environmental Monitoring were merged with notes from above session

Meeting Notes - September 12
All files are in PDF format.

Better nutrition objectives

Can Community HANES be used for public health surveillance

Core questionnaire components

Diet attitude, knowledge, behavior

Facilitating ancillary studies, e.g. DNA, serum, Urine

Facilitating and funding collaborations

Mental health (Lifestyle behaviors, stress)

New mechanisms to support innovation

Physical activity monitoring for under 2 years of age

State HANES

Survey analysis centers

This page last reviewed October 15, 2008