National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHANES survey activities have been put on pause during the coronavirus outbreak out of an abundance of caution to protect the wellbeing of survey participants, staff and communities. The survey will resume as soon as it is possible to do so. For more information about coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, please visit https://www.cdc.gov.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations. NHANES is a major program of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). NCHS is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and has the responsibility for producing vital and health statistics for the Nation.