Board of Scientific Counselors
National Center for Health Statistics
Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

April 24-25, 2008
NCHS
Auditorium
3311 Toledo Rd.
Hyattsville, MD 20782

AGENDA

Thursday, April 24, 2008

11:00-11:30 Introductions, Welcome and BSC update
                  Edward Sondik, Ph.D., Director, NCHS
                   Irma Elo, Ph.D., BSC Chair

11:30-1:00 Budget update and Response to Anticipated Budget
                Shortfalls
                Edward Sondik, Ph.D.

BSC Discussion

1:00 -1:30 Making the U.S. The Healthiest Nation
                Steve Solomon, MD, RADM, Assistant Surgeon
                General, USPHS, Director, Coordinating Center for
                Health Information and Service

1:30 - 2:00 Lunch in conference room

2:00 - 3:30 Update on NHANES DNA Data Discussion
                Jennifer Madans, Ph.D, Associate Director for Science,
                NCHS, Matt Snipp, Ph.D. and Graham Kalton, Ph.D.,
                BSC Members

3:30- 3:45 Break

3:45 -4:15 NCVHS Update
                Bill Scanlon, Ph.D. NCVHS Liaison; Jim Lepkowski,Ph.D
                and Mike O’Grady, Ph.D., BSC Liaisons to NCVHS

4:15 - 5:30 NCHS Data Linkage Activities: Staff Presentation
                & Board Discussion
                Christine Cox, Chief, Special Projects Branch, Office
                of Analysis and Epidemiology

7:00 Dinner – TBD


Friday, April 25, 2008

8:30-9:00 Review Update: Time Table for Future Reviews & Update of
Ongoing Review Activities
Irma Elo, Ph.D.
Jane Sisk, Ph.D., Director, Division of Health Care Statistics

9:00- 9:45 NHANES Program Presentation
Clifford Johnson, Director, Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

9:45-10:00 BSC Liaison Comments

10:00-10:45 BSC Discussion

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-11:30 Natality Program Review Update & Discussion
Stephanie Ventura, M.A., Chief, Reproductive Statistics Branch, Division
of Vital Statistics

11:30-11:45 CNSTAT Vitals Meeting Update

11:45-12:00 Agenda for future meetings

12:00-12:15 Public Comment

Future Meetings: September, 18-19, 2008
Tentative : January 22-23, 2009
May 7-8, 2009
 

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