January
27-28, 2005
3311 Toledo Road
Auditorium 1403A and 1405B
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 458-4500
Agenda
Thursday,
January 27, 2005
2:00
pm
Welcome and Introductions
Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D., Director,
NCHS
June E. O’Neill, Ph.D., Chair,BSCNCHS
2:15
pm
State of the Center
Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D
CDC organizational Developments
NCHS budget and program developments and new data releases
2:45
pm
Question and Discussion Session
3:00
Report from the National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics (NCVHS)
Vickie Mays, Ph.D., NCVHS Liaison
Aldona Robinns, Ph.D., BSCNCHS
3:30
pm
Break
3:45
pm
Methodological Issues with Health Statistics:
"Case Study" of Relationship between Obesity and Mortality
Jennifer Madans, NCHS
Katherine Flegal, NCHS
Robert Anderson, NCHS
4:30
pm
Board discussion of methodological issues
5:30
pm
Adjournment
Friday, January 28, 2005
8:30 am
Internal Review of NCHS
Programs: NCHS Role in Vital Statistics Cooperative System
Charles Rothwell, NCHS
10:00
am
Break
10:30
am
Discussion of next steps in internal review of NCHS programs--criteria, next
data systems, etc.
12:00
pm
Lunch Break
12:45
pm
Prescription Drug Data Amy Bernstein, NCHS
1:15 pm
Board Discussion of
Prescription Drug Data
1:30 pm
Public Comment
1:45
pm
Announcements Rob Weinzimer, Acting Executive Secretary, BSC
2:00 pm
Adjournment
Future meetings of the BSCNCHS:
2005
April
21-22, 2005
September 15-16, 2005
2006
January 12-13, 2006 (proposed)
Please note: Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate.