The National Center for Health Statistics conducts periodic linkages of its population-based surveys to detailed information on mortality, disability, and Medicare enrollment and utilization. These linked data files fill important research gaps by creating longitudinal data resources for nationally representative survey data. However, due to confidentiality protections of survey participants, NCHS has had to make some linked data files available only through Research Data Centers or perturbing limited amounts of information on publicly released linked data files. This session will describe current and planned record linkage activities, analytic guidance, new data release strategies, as well as access procedures for data users.
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This session will focus on the four primary sources of injury data at NCHS: the National Vital Statistics Multiple Cause of Death data, the National Hospital Discharge Survey, the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, and the National Health Interview Survey. Each speaker will present highlights of analyses that enhance the existing data set or highlight important methodological work. A brief overview of accessing the injury data will be included. A third of the session will be devoted to an expert panel to discuss potential injury research and to answer questions specific to your research ideas using NCHS data. If you would like to send a question for the expert panel prior to the meeting, send it to nchsinjury@cdc.gov.
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Healthy People 2010 is a comprehensive, national health promotion and disease prevention agenda with established goals and objectives for improving the health of the U.S. population by the year 2010. Drawing on data from over 190 different data sources, including all the major NCHS sources, the initiative provides a rich base from which to monitor progress and evaluate sociodemographic disparities for over 900 health measures. This session introduces the Healthy People 2010 data user to key on-line resources, including DATA2010 and the updated Tracking Healthy People 2010 reference guide. Methods used to analyze and summarize data on Healthy People 2010's overarching goals and objectives are also presented, along with key results. An update on the development of the Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives concludes the session.
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National Center for Health
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