A1
Health Data Interactive (HDI)
OAE
Health Data Interactive Cdc-pdf [PDF – 10 MB]
A2
Understanding and Analyzing Ambulatory Health Care Data: Basic National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
NAMCS, NHAMCS
Basic Data Analysis Cdc-pdf [PDF – 588 KB]
Basic Overview of The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) Cdc-pdf [PDF – 859 KB]
A3
Healthy People 2020: Maximizing Use of the New Online Data Tool
OAE
Healthy People 2020: Maximizing Use of the New Online Data Tool – DATA2020 Demonstration Cdc-pdf [PDF – 520 KB]
A4
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–10–CM): Procedure Coding System (PCS) Transition Overview and Understanding General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs)
CPHDS
Impact of ICD-10-CM/PCS on the National Health Care Surveys Cdc-pdf [PDF – 304 KB]
A5
An Overview of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
NHIS
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS): An Overview of Survey Design, Data Access, and Applications to Public Health Cdc-pdf [PDF – 2.8 MB]
A6
Overview of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Cdc-pdf [ PDF – 4.6 MB]
B1
Beginner’s Session: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
NHIS
B2
Analyzing Drug Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
NAMCS, NHAMCS
Analyzing Drug Data from NAMCS and NHAMCS Cdc-pdf [PDF – 344 KB]
B3
Understanding and Analyzing Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): Overview and Basic Analyses
NHANES
Understanding and Analyzing Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): Overview and Basic Analyses Cdc-pdf [PDF – 2.6 MB]
B4
Finding Key Resources From NCHS
OIS
Finding Key Resources From NCHS Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1 MB]
B5
Mortality Data from the National Vital Statistics System, With Special Focus on Analyzing the Multiple Causes of Death
NVSS
B6
Cognitive Interviewing and Q-Suite: Methodology, Best Practices, and Tools
ORM
C1
Health Indicators Warehouse: Web Access to Population Health Indicators
OAE
Health Indicators Warehouse: Web Access to Population Health Indicators Cdc-pdf [PDF – 3.9 MB]
C2
Understanding and Analyzing Ambulatory Health Care Data: Advanced National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
NAMCS, NHAMCS
Advanced Programming Cdc-pdf [PDF – 657 KB]
C3
Advanced Session: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
NHIS
C4
The Building Blocks for Using What We Eat in America (WWEIA)
NHANES
C5
Getting the Data Right: Best Practices for the National Vital Statistics Birth, Fetal Death, and Linked Birth and Infant Health Data Sets
NVSS
Getting the Data Right: Best Practices for the National Vital Statistics Birth, Fetal Death, and Linked Birth and Infant Health Data Sets Cdc-pdf [ PDF – 5.24 MB ]
C6
Residential Care Communities and Adult Day Services Centers: New Survey Data From the 2014 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP)
NSLTCP
Residential Care Communities and Adult Day Services Centers: New Survey Data From the 2014 National Study of Long-Term Care Provider (NSLTCP)Cdc-pdf [ PDF – 2.6 MB ]
D1
Using the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
NSFG
Using the National Survey of Family Growth Cdc-pdf [PDF – 2.5 MB]
D2
NCHS Data Online Query System (DOQS) for the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Data
NAMCS, NHAMCS
The NCHS Data Online Query System (DOQS) Cdc-pdf [PDF – 264 KB]
D3
Overview of the Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS) Project
NHIS
D4
How To Become a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Genetic Data User
NHANES
NHANES Genetics Program Cdc-pdf [PDF – 169 KB]
D5
How to Produce a Research Data Center (RDC) Proposal, and a National Death Index (NDI) Application
ORM
How to Write a RDC Proposal Cdc-pdf [PDF – 810 KB]
Plenary I
Health Disparities and Health Equity
Welcome to the 2015 National Conference on Health Statistics Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.7 MB]
Measuring health and health disparities: a look at NCHS data systems and the NCHS conference Cdc-pdf [PDF – 385 KB]
Moment of Opportunity: Reducing Health Disparities and Advancing Health Equity Cdc-pdf [PDF – 394 KB]
AA1
Improving Understanding of Race and Ethnicity: 30 Years After the Heckler Report
OAE
Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Mortality Cdc-pdf [PDF – 946 KB]
Cause of Death Contributions to Black/White differences in mortality 1985-2013 Cdc-pdf [PDF – 489 KB]
AA2
Leveraging Meaningful Use for Enhanced Data Reporting in the National Health Care Surveys
CPHDS
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Activities for the National Hospital Care Survey Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.4 MB]
Developing an Interoperability Standard for the National Health Care Surveys Cdc-pdf [PDF – 735 KB]
AA3
Assessing and Improving the Quality of the New Birth Data: The Good, the Bad, and the Underreported
NVSS
Assessing and Improving the Quality of the New Birth Data: The Good, the Bad, and the Underreported Cdc-pdf [ PDF – 5.7 MB]
AA4
Data Suppression: If, What, When, Why, How
AA5
Who Provides Primary Care in the United States? Going Beyond Physician-based Care
NAMCS
2015 National Conference on Health Statistics Cdc-pdf [PDF – 744 KB]
Who Provides Primary Care in the United States: Going Beyond Physician-based Care Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.3 MB]
AA6
The Role of the Web in National Health Surveys
ORM
Web Surveys in the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP): Opportunities and Challenges Cdc-pdf [PDF – 459 KB]
Web data collection among office-based physicians: Insights from the Physician Workflow Study and implications for the 2015 National Electronic Health Records Survey Cdc-pdf [PDF – 584 KB]
The Role of the Web in National Health Surveys Cdc-pdf [PDF – 591 KB]
Lessons Learned From an NHIS Web-Followback Feasibility Study Cdc-pdf [PDF – 579 KB]
BB1
Examining Disparities in Urban and Rural Health: Where Are We?
OAE
Changing Patterns in Hospitalization and Inpatient Surgery of Rural and Urban Residents Cdc-pdf [PDF – 844 KB]
Overview of Urban-Rural Classification Schemes Including the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties Cdc-pdf [PDF – 706 KB]
Differential Linkage by Race/Ethnicity and Availability of a Social Security Number in the Linkage with the National Death Index Cdc-pdf [PDF – 448 KB]
Urban-Rural Patterns of Birth Characteristics Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.83 MB]
BB2
Impending Changes to the National Health Interview Survey
NHIS
Redesigning the National Health Interview Survey Questionnaire Cdc-pdf [PDF – 584 KB]
2016 Sample Redesign of the National Health Interview Survey Cdc-pdf [PDF – 56 KB]
BB3
Small Area Estimation
OAE, ORM
Statistics Spatiotemporal Variation in Selected Health Outcomes from the National Vital Statistics System Cdc-pdf [PDF – 2.5 MB]
BB4
Beyond EHR Adoption: Use of EHRs for Care Delivery Reform, Quality Improvement, and Care Coordination
Beyond EHR Adoption: Use of EHRs for Care Delivery Reform, Quality Improvement, and Care Coordination Cdc-pdf [PDF – 573 KB]
Has EHR Adoption Increased Care Coordination? Cdc-pdf [PDF – 445 KB]
Assessing Readiness, Achievement & Impact of Stage 3 Care Coordination Criteria Cdc-pdf [PDF – 220 KB]
Health IT and Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform Cdc-pdf [PDF – 594 KB]
BB5
Recent Advances in Survey Nonresponse and Measurement Error Methodology
ORM
Diagnosing Multiple Imputation Models Using the Propensity Score Cdc-pdf [PDF – 190 KB]
Modeling Total Survey Error in the 2011 National Immunization Survey (NIS): Children and Teens Cdc-pdf [PDF – 694 KB]
Imputation for National Hospital Care Survey Cdc-pdf [PDF – 488 KB]
BB6
Perspectives on Health: Special Topics From Health, United States
OAE
Health, United States Special Feature on Prescription Drugs Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.9 MB]
Health, United States Special Feature on Emergency Care Cdc-pdf [PDF – 3.3 MB]
CC1
Teen and Young Adult Health Disparities: More Than Just Sex and Pregnancy
OAE
Obesity and diet among US adolescents Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.6 MB]
National, State, and County Patterns of Teen Births in the United States Cdc-pdf [PDF – 3.73 MB]
CC2
Veteran Health: What We Know, What We Still Need to Know
NHIS, OAE
2015 National Conference on Health Statistics Cdc-pdf [PDF – 877 KB]
Understanding Veterans’ Access to Health Care: What We Can Learn from the 2011-2014 National Health Interview Survey Cdc-pdf [PDF – 367 KB]
CC3
Medication Use in Health Care Settings
OAE
Medication Use in Health Care Settings Cdc-pdf [PDF – 166 KB]
Medication Use in Healthcare Settings: Antibiotic use in the community Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.3 MB]
CC4
Progress in Monitoring Sodium Intake in the U.S. Population
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Pilot study to assess the feasibilityof collecting 24-hour urine Cdc-pdf [PDF – 579 KB]
CC5
From Health to Harm: The Burden of Drug Poisoning in the United States
NHAMCS, OAE
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning Cdc-pdf [PDF – 385 KB]
From health to harm: The burden of drug poisoning in the US Cdc-pdf [PDF – 3.9 MB]
Socioeconomic Disparities in Drug Poisoning Deaths Among US Adults Cdc-pdf [PDF – 407 KB]
Drug-Involved Mortality (DIM) Project Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1 MB]
CC6
Health Care Quality and Disparities
Plenary II
The Federal Statistical System: Joining Forces to Meet Future Data Needs and Challenges
The Federal Statistical System: Joining Forces to Meet Future Data Needs and Challenges – A Panel Discussion Cdc-pdf [PDF – 435 KB]
DD1
Near Real-time Mortality Surveillance
NVSS
Quarterly Provisional Estimates of Mortality Cdc-pdf [PDF – 505 KB]
DD2
What Do We Know About the Effects of Recent Changes to the Medicaid Program?
NHIS, OAE
Recent Enhancements to the NHIS that Facilitate Insurance Policy Analyses Cdc-pdf [PDF – 513 KB]
DD3
Sexual Orientation and Health
NHIS, NSFG
Sexual Orientation and Selected Health Indicators in the National Survey of Family Growth Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.4 MB]
DD4
Student Research Showcase: Highlighting Exceptional Student Research in Health Statistics
OD
DD5
Environmental Exposures in Health Studies
Blood lead and other metal biomarkersas risk factors forcardiovascular disease mortality Cdc-pdf [PDF – 782 KB]
Does Creatinine Adjustment Method Affect Estimated BPA Levels? Cdc-pdf [PDF – 362 KB]
DD6
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality Behavioral Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations Under the Affordable Care Act
NAMCS
EE1
The National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP): A New Resource for Researchers, Providers, and Policymakers
NSLTCP
National Study of Long-Term Care Providers: Overview and Selected National and State Results Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.5 MB]
EE2
Divergent Paths to Death: Race and Ethnicity Matter
NVSS
Disparities in Firearm Injury Mortality, 2000-2013 Cdc-pdf [PDF – 456 KB]
EE3
State Variations in the Provision and Use of Health and Long-Term Care Services
NAMCS, NSLTCP
Variation in physician office visits by patient characteristics and state, United States, 2012 Cdc-pdf [PDF – 719 KB]
National Study of Long-Term Care Providers: 2014 National and 2012 State Results on Five Major Provider Types Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1.4 MB]
EE4
Federal Statistics and Social Media: Connecting With Users by Increasing Reach and Engagement
OIS
NCHS Evolution into Social Media Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1 MB]
Leveraging Digital Outreach to Promote Agency Goals Cdc-pdf [PDF – 583 KB]
Social Media at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Cdc-pdf [PDF – 45 KB]
Engaging users with video Cdc-pdf [PDF – 408 KB] Video captions Cdc-pdf [PDF – 43 KB]
U.S. Census Bureau Social Media Overview Cdc-pdf [PDF – 2 MB]
EE5
Getting the Right Match: Using and Evaluating NCHS Linked Data
ORM
Getting the Right Match: Using and Evaluating NCHS Linked Data Sets Cdc-pdf [PDF – 1 MB]
Characteristics of children in Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid Fee for Service Cdc-pdf [PDF – 713 KB]
Evaluation of the 4-Digit Social Security Number Algorithm Used for the 2011 Linked Mortality Files Cdc-pdf [PDF – 461 KB]
EE6
The National Health Interview Survey Early Release Program: Recent Findings and Potential Applications
NHIS, NVSS
National Health Interview Survey Early Release Program: Key Health Indicators Report and Preliminary Microdata Files Cdc-pdf [PDF – 214 KB]
Use of NHIS ER Data for Timely Public Health Research Cdc-pdf [PDF – 603 KB]
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of 2015 Estimates Cdc-pdf [PDF – 522 KB]
Problems Paying Medical Bills Cdc-pdf [PDF – 321 KB]
Mortality Experience of Respondents in the NHIS Linked Mortality Files Cdc-pdf [PDF – 675 KB]