Program at a Glance

Monday, August 16, 2010

Session	Title
Exhibits	8:30 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Section I	9:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
1	The 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey
2	Health Data Interactive
3	The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS): Data Tools and Basic Programming Techniques
4	Finding Key Resources From NCHS
5	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): New Information and Current Issues
6	An Overview of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Break	10:30 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
Section II	11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
7	The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
8	Beginner’s Session: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
9	The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS): Advanced Programming Techniques
10	What We Eat in America (WWEIA): National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Dietary Data—What to Know and How to Use It
11	NCHS’ Record Linkage Program
12	Birth, Fetal and Infant Mortality Data From the National Vital Statistics System
Lunch	12:30 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Section III	2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
13	The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS): Using NAMCS and NHAMCS Drug Data
14	Web Tutorial for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Environmental Chemical Data
15	Data Access Tools From the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
16	The New, Continuous National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), 2006–2008
17	Practical Applications in Design and Analysis of Complex Sample Surveys
18	Overview of the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Surveys (SLAITS) Data Files
Break	3:30 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Section IV	4:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.
19	VitalStats—An Online Data Access Tool
20	The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)
21	Advanced Session: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
22	New Developments for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
23	An Overview of the U.S. Mortality Data System From the National Vital Statistics System and a Description of the National Death Index
24	The Research Data Center (RDC): Accessing Restricted Variables From NCHS

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Session	Title
Exhibits	8:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Posters	10:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Plenary I	8:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. Improving Public Health: Data Informing Policy and Action
Break	10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Poster I	Discussant: 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Concurrent I	10:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
25	Nutritional Biomarkers for Vitamin D and Folate: Informing and Monitoring the Impact of Nutrition Policies
26	Mortality Data From Vital Statistics as a Surveillance Tool: Untapped Potential
27	Annual Interchange Between Statistics Canada and NCHS: Eleven Years of Synergy
28	Nursing Home Data for the 21st Century
29	Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing
30	The Ambiguity of Race: Making Sense of the Melting Pot
Lunch	12:00 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.
NCHS Meet	Meet With NCHS Senior Leadership
Plenary II	1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Taking Stock of the Nation: The Federal Statistical System
Break	3:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
Poster II	Discussant: 3:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
Section III	3:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
31	Working With Injury Data From NCHS
32	Panel Discussion on Future Directions for the U.S. Vital Statistics System: Mortality Data
33	Annual Interchange Between Statistics Canada and NCHS: Highlights of Collaborative Successes
34	Handling Missing Data in Complex Surveys
35	Realizing the Potential of Electronic Health Records
36	Development of State-based Estimates From Survey Data
Reception	5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Conference Reception Sponsored by: CDC Foundation Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics Population Association of America

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Session	Title
Exhibits	8:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Posters	9:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Plenary III	8:30 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Measuring Health
Break	9:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
Poster III	Discussant: 9:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
Concurrent III	10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
37	Examining Complex Health Issues Through Data Linkage
38	Vital Statistics for the 21st Century
39	Health, United States: History, Uses, and Future Directions
40	Innovative Study Designs in Health Measures Data Collection
41	Methodological Issues in the Assessment of Health Disparities
42	Insurance Status, Access to Health Care, and Health Outcomes
Lunch	11:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
NCHS Meet	Meet With NCHS Senior Leadership
Concurrent IV	1:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.
43	Healthy People 2020: Developing the Fourth Generation of National Health Promotion Statistics
44	International Health Rankings: A Look Behind the Numbers
45	Improving Data for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
46	Why It’s Worth the Trouble: Use of Special Methods to Achieve Better Analysis of Survey Data
47	Childhood Obesity in the United States
48	The Coming of Age of Disability Statistics
Break	2:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Concurrent V	3:00 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
49	Question Evaluation, Validity, and Survey Data Quality
50	Building Information Capacities for Enhancing Population Health and Health Care: A View From the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
51	Emerging Issues in Ethics and Confidentiality
52	Child Health
53	Mental Health Data From NCHS
54	National Perspectives on Emergency Department Crowding

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