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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Alternate Title(s)
- BRFSS
- Description
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collection of health-related telephone surveys distributed to United States residents aged 18 and older regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. BRFSS collects data in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and three US territories about US residents regarding their...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
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Area Health Resources Files
- Alternate Title(s)
- AHRF, Area Resource File, ARF
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The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) provide current as well as historic data for more than 6,000 variables for each of the nation's counties, as well as state and national data. They contain information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. In addition,...
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Health Care SystemMedical EducationPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
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New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- NYC HANES
- Authors
- Lorna E. Thorpe
- Description
The NYC Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NYC HANES), modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), is a population-based, cross-sectional study with data collected from physical examinations, clinical and laboratory tests, as well as face-to-face interviews and audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI). It was first conducted in 2004 by the NYC Department...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth StatusMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
- Local Expert
- Bonnie KerkerRania Kanchi
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National Health Interview Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- NHIS
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The National Health Interview Survey is a cross-sectional household interview survey. Sampling and interviewing are continuous throughout each year. The sampling plan follows a multistage area probability design that permits the representative sampling of households and noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., college dormitories). NHIS addresses topics such as health status, use of health services,...
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CancerChronic DiseaseCOVID-19Health Care SystemHealth StatusInfectious DiseaseMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to AllFee RequiredApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Lorna E. ThorpeStella Yi
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United States Census
- Alternate Title(s)
- US Census
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The Decennial Census provides population estimates and demographic information on residents of the United States. The Census Summary Files contain detailed tables on responses to the decennial census. Data tables in Summary File 1 provide information on population and housing characteristics, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units,...
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Population Characteristics
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- Free to AllFee RequiredApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Jiyoung AhnJudith GoldbergSean CorcoranTod Mijanovich
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- NHANES
- Description
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. An ongoing annual survey combines interviews and physical examinations. The NHANES interview includes demographic, socioeconomic, dietary, and health-related questions. The examination component consists of medical, dental,...
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Health StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
- Local Expert
- Jiyoung AhnJudith GoldbergLeonardo TrasandeLorna E. ThorpeNiyati ParekhTerry Gordon
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New York City Community Health Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- CHS, NYC CHS
- Description
The New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) is a telephone survey conducted annually by the DOHMH, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Epidemiology Services. CHS provides robust data on the health of New Yorkers, including neighborhood, borough, and citywide estimates on a broad range of chronic diseases and behavioral risk factors.
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Chronic DiseaseMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
- Local Expert
- Stella Yi
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Health and Retirement Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- HRS, University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study
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The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a longitudinal panel study that surveys a representative sample of more than 26,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. The HRS explores the changes in labor force participation and the health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow, collecting information about income,...
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Health Care SystemHealth StatusPopulation Characteristics
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- Free to AllApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Erin Rogers
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National Longitudinal Study of Youth
- Alternate Title(s)
- NLSY
- Description
The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys conducted by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several cohorts of men and women. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NSLY) consists of the NLSY79 cohort (nationally-representative sample of 12,686 14-22 year olds)...
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Mental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to AllApplication Required
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Current Population Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- CPS
- Description
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households in the United States that is conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey is administered both in person and through telephone interviews. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings,...
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Population Characteristics
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- Free to All