NCHS Organization

The National Center for Health Statistics is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.

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Office of the Director

Brian C. Moyer, Ph.D., Director

Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director

Amy Branum, Acting Associate Director for Science

Office of Management and Operations

Richard H. Connor
Acting Management Officer

• Business Operations and Services Staff
• Business Logistics Staff
• Workforce and Career Development Staff

Office of Planning, Budget and Legislation

Vacant
Director

Office of Information Services

Tammy Stewart-Prather
Acting Director

• Information Dissemination Staff
• Information Design and Publishing Staff

Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff

Donna Pickett
Chief

Office of Information Technology

Sherry Brown-Scoggins
Director

• Information Technology Solutions & Services Staff

Division of Analysis and Epidemiology

Irma E. Arispe, Ph.D.
Director

• Health Promotion Statistics Branch
• Measures Research & Evaluation Branch
• Data Linkage Methodology & Analysis Branch
• Population Health Reporting & Dissemination Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Steven Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director

• Data Acquisition Classification and Evaluation Branch
• Mortality Statistics Branch
• Reproductive Statistics Branch
• Information Technology Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

Carol DeFrances, Ph.D.
Acting Director

• Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch
• Long-Term Care Statistics Branch
• Technical Services Branch

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Stephen J. Blumberg, Ph.D.
Director

• Data Production and Systems Branch
• Survey Planning and Special Surveys Branch
• Data Analysis and Quality Assurance Branch

Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

Ryne Paulose-Ram, Ph.D.
Acting Director

• Analysis Branch
• Informatics Branch
• Operations Branch
• Planning Branch

Division of Research and Methodology

Jennifer D. Parker, Ph.D.
Director

• Collaborating Center for Statistical Research and Survey Design
• Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation Research
• Research Data Center

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