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| 7 am – 2 pm | Conference Registration |
| 8 am – Noon | Training: Using SAS Procs to Analyze BRFSS Data—Introduction
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| 8 am – Noon | Training: Logistic Regression Modeling in Epidemiologic
Research—Part 1
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| 8 am – Noon | Training—Communicating Health Risk Factor Data: Who
is Listening?
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| Noon – 1 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1 pm – 5 pm | Training: Using SAS Procs to Analyze BRFSS
Data—Intermediate
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| 1 pm – 5 pm | Training: Ci3 WinCATI—Introduction
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| 1 pm – 5 pm | Training: Logistic Regression Modeling in
Epidemiologic Research—Part 2
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| 7 am – 2 pm | Conference Registration |
| 8 am – Noon | Training: Comparison of SAS and SUDAAN for BRFSS
Descriptive Analyses
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| 8 am – Noon | Training: Bias and Its Control in Epidemiologic
Research
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| 8 am – Noon | Training: Advanced CATI User Meeting
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| 8 am – Noon | Training: Using SAS/Graph to Create U.S.- and
State-Level Plots
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| Noon – 1 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1 pm – 3 pm | Training: Intersection of Seasonal and Avian Influenza:
Do All Roads Lead to a Pandemic?
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| 1 pm – 3 pm | Training: Use of Existing BRFSS Mental Health and
Burden Data for State-level Planning, Resource Allocation, and
Evaluation
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| 1 pm – 5 pm | Training: Comparison of SAS and SUDAAN for BRFSS
Standardized Rates and Modeling Analyses
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| 1 pm – 5 pm | Training: Analyzing and Interpreting Data from the
Depression and Anxiety Module with an Emphasis on the Patient Health
Questionnaires
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| 5 pm – 6:30 pm | New State Coordinators Orientation
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| 7 am – 9 am | Conference Registration | ||||||||
| 7 am – 9 am | Poster Setup/Exhibit Setup | ||||||||
| 8 am – 9 am | Opening Plenary Session
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| 9 am – 10 am | Plenary Session: Complementing BRFSS With Physical
Measurements Moderator: Earl Ford, M.D., M.P.H., Behavioral Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Seeking the Causes for the Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Mortality Through a National In-Home Evaluation: The REGARDS Study
BRFSS as a Platform for Sub-National Burden of Disease and Comparative Risk Assessment
Kansas Cardiovascular Health Examination and Survey Methods for Collecting Physical Measures
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| 10 am – 10:15 am | Break | ||||||||
| 10:15 am – 11:30 am | BRFSS: More Than Just Chronic Disease Moderator: Michele Lynburg Black, PhD, Epidemiologist, Division of Violence Prevention Etiology & Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Role of BRFSS in Evaluating HIV Programs
The Role of BRFSS and Other Health Surveys in Viral Hepatitis Prevention
The Importance of State Level Data for Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
BRFSS Contributions to the Food Borne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)
The NCEH Asthma Program and the History of Asthma on the BRFSS
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| 11:30 am – 1 pm | Lunch (On your own) | ||||||||
| 11:30 am – 1 pm | State Representatives Working Group Meeting
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| 1 pm – 3 pm | 2008 CDC Questionnaire Proposals and Discussion
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| 3 pm – 3:15 pm | Break | ||||||||
| 3 pm – 4:30 pm | Exhibits/Poster Session | ||||||||
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | State Coordinators Meeting | ||||||||
| 4 pm – 5:30 pm | Contractors/Supervisors Meeting | ||||||||
| 4 pm – 5:30 pm | Future Questions in Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | ||||||||
| 6 pm – 9 pm | Meet and Greet Reception | ||||||||
| 8 am – 9:30 am | Concurrent Session I: Reaching BRFSS
Respondents by Cell Phone Moderator: Machell Town, MS, Behavioral Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention How Did We Do It? Methods From Washington State’s Cell Phone Study
Reducing Bias Through a Bimodal Data Collection in Texas—2006 Texas Cell Phone Pilot Study
Cell Phones and Public-Sector Survey Research: Comparison of Land and Mobile Line Response Rates and Cost Impacts of Conducting Survey Research by Cell Phone
Who Is Participating In a Cell Phone-Based Pilot Health Survey?
Combining Cell Phone and Landline Samples: Dual Frame Approach
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Concurrent Session II: Methodologies For
Developing Local or Community-Specific Health Estimates Moderator: David Gilbertz, MSc., Computer Programmer, Northrop Grumman contractor supporting the Behavioral Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Development of County-level BRFSS Survey in Florida
Geocoding Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey Responses to Obtain Neighborhood Level Socio-Demographic Characteristics for Use Within a Multilevel Model
A Method of Estimating Town- or City-Level Smoking Prevalence in Massachusetts
Geo-Targeted Oversampling to Improve Reporting on Health Disparities by Race/Ethnicity
Tailoring Community-Specific Interventions Along the Arizona Border Using County-Specific BRFSS Data in the Steps to a Healthier Arizona Initiative
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Concurrent Session III; Epidemiologic
Studies in Smoking and Alcohol Use Moderator: John Wen, MD The Binge Drinking Module: Supporting Effective Policies to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Results From the BRFSS Binge Drinking Module, New Mexico, 2004
Patterns of Alcohol and Cigarette Use by Persons With Clinically Significant Symptoms of Depression
Estimated Prevalence of Tobacco-Related Diseases and Conditions Among Ohio Adults
Declining Response Rates: A Comparison of Effects on Measures of Smoking Prevalence and Tobacco Indicators, BRFSS and the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, 2003
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Concurrent Session IV: Mental Health and
Health-Related Quality of Life Moderator: Helio Lopez, MS Analysis of the Interdependence of Mental Health, Physical Health, and Health Risk in Maine
How Well Do Poor Mental Days Measure Depression?
Using a Latent Class Regression Model to Analyze Health-Related Quality of Life in Rhode Island Adults
Clustering of Multiple Healthy Lifestyles and Health-Related Quality of Life among US Adults with Diabetes: 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Self-Rated Fair or Poor Health Among Adults with Diabetes United States, 1996–2005
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Concurrent Session V: Current Topics in
Health Surveillance/Epidemiology Moderator: William Pearson, PhD Variation in Lack of Health Insurance Coverage by State and Metropolitan Areas in the United States Among Working Age Adults (18—64 Years)
Actions Among U.S. Adults to Control Their High Blood Pressure, 2005 BRFSS
Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Insurance Coverage, and Activity Limitations Among Those Employed for Wages in New York State
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Injury Falls Among Adults Aged 45+ With Arthritis
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Break |
| 9:45 am – 11 am | Exhibits/Poster Session |
| 11 am – 1 pm | Working Lunch |
| 11:30 am – 1 pm | Plenary Session: Using the Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System to Monitor Mental Health/Mental Illness BRFSS and Mental Health: Past, Present and Future
SAMHSA-CDC Intra-agency Agreement
The Case for the Promotion and Protection of Mental Health as Flourishing
Using the K6 Scale to Monitor Population Trends in Serious Mental Illness
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| 1 pm – 1:15 pm | Break |
| 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm | Project Officers/State Coordinators Meeting
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| 2:45 pm– 3:45 pm | Plenary Session: The Future of BRFSS
Methodology: Cell Phones, Mixed Modes, and Weighting Adjustments
Moderator: Michael Link, PhD Adding a Cell-Phone Only Stratum to BRFSS
BRFSS Pilot Studies Using Mixed-Modes and Address-Based Sampling
The Research Behind Improvements in the BRFSS Weighting Methodology”
Recommendations from the 2006 BRFSS Expert Panel Meeting
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| 3:45 pm – 4 pm | Break |
| 4 pm – 5:15 pm | Concurrent Session I: Factors Affecting
Survey Participation
Moderator: Tom Melnik, DrPH Improving BRFSS Response Rates With Advance Letters: A Comparison of State Advance Letter Contents, Methods, and Outcomes
The Importance of Translation Procedures in Capturing Representative Public Health Information
Variables Affecting Consent and Response Rates for the Asthma Follow-up Survey
Who Agrees to a Callback Study?
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| 4 pm – 5:15 pm | Concurrent Session II: Using BRFSS to
Assess How Caregiving Impacts Your State Moderator: Lisa C. McGuire, PhD Development of the BRFSS Caregiver Module
The Optional BRFSS Caregiver Module: A Basis for Caregiver-Directed Planning at the CDC
Caregivers of Older Adults with a Cognitive Impairment: A Snapshot
Development of State Capacity to Conduct Caregiver Surveillance
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| 4 pm – 5:15 pm | Concurrent Session III: Using BRFSS Data
in Community Health Assessment Moderator: Nelson Adekoya, DrPH Using BRFSS Data in Community Health Assessments
Florida Public Health System Partners Use BRFSS Data for Community-Driven Health Improvement Planning
Small Area Analysis of BRFSS Using Peer Area Analysis Tool
The Rhode Island HEALTH Web Query System: The BRFSS Module
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| 4 pm – 5:15 pm | Concurrent Session IV: Racial and Ethnic
Health Disparities Moderator: Kenneth J. O’Dowd, PhD Race/Ethnicity and Use of Nonprescription Weight Loss Pills: Higher Use by Hispanic Women
Leisure Time Sedentary Behaviors Among African-American
Adults: 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System,
Dekalb County, Georgia
Epidemiologic Study: HIV Testing Rates and Testing Locations Among White, African-American, and Hispanics in the United States, Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005
Health Conditions and Behaviors of Nevada Hispanic Population
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| 4 pm – 5:15 pm | Concurrent Session V: Current Topics in
Health Surveillance/Epidemiology Moderator: Pranesh Chowdhury, MPH Influenza Vaccine Shortage: Puerto Rico’s Experience
The Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Health Outcomes/Behaviors, 18 States/Territories, 2005
Exploring the Relationship Between Asthma and Obesity
Survivors of Suicide Loss Among Massachusetts Adults, 2005
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| 5 pm – 7:30 pm | Poster/Exhibit Breakdown |
| 8 am – 9:30 am | Plenary Session: Constant Vigilance: Health
Monitoring for Public Health Emergencies Moderator: Michael Barry Rhodes, PhD What Constitutes Health Monitoring for Public Health Emergencies
Domestic and International Public Health Surveillance for Avian Influenza
Situational Awareness—The Use of and Connection between Health Care and Public Systems for Knowledge Management
Health Monitoring and Patient Engagement through Regional Health Information Exchanges
BRFSS To The Rescue! Emergency Monitoring of Flu Vaccination
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| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Plenary Session: The Only Constant is Change: Where
To With the BRFSS? Moderator: Ali Mokdad, PhD
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| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Summary Statements: State Coordinators |
| 10:45 am – 11:30 am | Closing Remarks
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