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 Research
Data Center (RDC)RDC Home | Application Process | Onsite Access | Onsite Facilities | Remote Access | Census RDC Access | User Fees | Staff Listing | Listserv | Contact NCHS | NCHS Home |
Proposal Review Process
ProposalTo use the RDC, you must send a complete proposal to the RDC Director, as an email attachment. To make this process as easy as possible, we've provided a proposal checklist and a sample proposal
.
Proposal
Review
Upon receipt, the proposal will be evaluated by a
review committee for feasibility, content, and disclosure
risk. The committee meets on a rolling basis. An RDC
Staff Analyst will contact the researcher(s) within a week
of the completed review.
The total turnaround time is about 6-8 weeks.
The Proposal Review Committee:
The Proposal Review Committee consists of the:
RDC
Director
RDC
staff liaison
Representative(s)
from the relevant data system(s)
The NCHS
Confidentiality Officer
The Proposal Review Committee Considers:
Scientific
and technical feasibility of the project
Appropriateness
of the proposed data set(s) for the project
Availability
of resources at the RDC
Risk
of disclosure of restricted information
For
projects using NCHS data, whether the proposed project is in accordance with
the mission of the NCHS, which is to provide statistical information that
will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American
people.
Review Committee Actions:
The Proposal Review Committee will issue one of the
following decisions:
Approve
Revise
and resubmit
Disapprove
Please note: Approval of an application does not constitute endorsement by NCHS of the substantive, methodological, theoretical, policy relevance, or merit of the proposed research. NCHS approval only constitutes a judgment that this research, as described in the application, is not an illegal use of the requested data file and that there is high probability that the project can be successfully completed in the RDC.
For more information, contact:
Peter Meyer, Director
Research Data Center
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Suite 4113
Hyattsville, MD 20782
PMeyer1@cdc.gov
(301) 458-4375
(301) 458-4039
(fax)
This page last reviewed
October 15, 2008
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