Final Report
"Shaping a Health Statistics Vision for the 21st Century - Final Report - November 2002" View/Download PDF [updated March, 2004] 2,771KB



Final Report - Policy Makers Summary
"Shaping a Health Statistics Vision for the 21st Century - Policy Makers Summary - November 2002" View/Download PDF 382KB



Interim Report
"Shaping a Vision for 21st Century Health Statistics - Interim Report - June 2000" View/Download PDF 158KB


Commissioned Papers
bullet.gif (831 bytes)"The State Children's Health Insurance Program - A Case Study with Additional Material on Data Needs in the Area of of Child Health" by Lorraine V. Klerman. View/Download PDF 128KB
bullet.gif (831 bytes)"From Health Statistics to Health Information Systems: A New Path for the 21st Century" by Charlyn Black. View/Download PDF 42KB
bullet.gif (831 bytes)"Numbers we need: Health statistics and policy" by Richard Kronick. View/Download PDF 89KB
bullet.gif (831 bytes)"Recent Developments in Health Information: an International perspective" by Jennifer Zelmer. View/Download PDF 78KB


Summaries of Discussion
For each of the staff discussions and regional meetings, a meeting preparation workbook was used to structure the discussions. This workbook includes topics to be addressed, though all topics were not necessarily discussed at all meetings, depending on the group. Please feel free to conduct a discussion session of your own using the workbook model.
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Staff Discussion Sessions Summary
October 15, October 18, and November 19, 1999
Introduction and Background
On October 15 and 18, and November 19, 1999, discussions were held among NCHS staff who volunteered to participate in the 21st Century Health Statistics Vision Process. These discussions were loosely organized around questions posed in the "Meeting Preparation Workbook" that was distributed to all NCHS staff in early October. Not all of the questions in the workbook were covered; nor did the discussion neatly flow in order of the questions. Given that, to the extent possible, the summary below of the discussion is organized by the response to each question.
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Regional Meetings
The process is beginning with a dialog on future health and health care trends, information and communications technology, and public policies. By its end, this process will:
bullet.gif (831 bytes)identify forces that will shape health information needs and opportunities for the future; and
bullet.gif (831 bytes)will formulate a vision for the future that will help guide policy and planning for health statistics programs.

Harrisburg Meeting Summary
November 16, 1999
This session held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was the first of several discussions with State and local collectors and users of health data, as part of the process of helping to shape the Nation’s health statistics system for the 21st century.
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Albuquerque Meeting Summary
March 1, 2000
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New Orleans Meeting Summary
March 22, 2000
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