Transcript The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

The Burden of Obesity in
North Carolina
Surveillance Systems and
Data Source Descriptions
Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS)
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A state-based system of health surveys that
collects information on:
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health risk behaviors
preventive health practices
health care access primarily related to chronic
disease and injury
Process of administering BRFSS:
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Phone numbers are randomly selected throughout the
state.
Business and nonworking numbers are omitted.
Individuals age 18 years and older are randomly
selected from each household called.
Child Health Assessment and
Monitoring Program (CHAMP)
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A statewide comprehensive surveillance system
to monitor health and risk behaviors for children
and adolescents (ages 0-17).
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Process of administering CHAMP
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NC-CHAMP- Follow-Back to BRFSS
During the BRFSS interview, households with children
are identified as part of the demographic section.
The primary caregiver (PC) who is most
knowledgeable with selected child’s health is
identified and an interviewer calls back within a week
to administer CHAMP.
North Carolina Nutrition and
Physical Activity Surveillance
System (NC-NPASS)
 NC-NPASS
includes height, weight, a few
lab measures, and limited behavioral data
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of data collected on children
seen in NC Public Health sponsored
Women, Infants and Children and child
health clinics and some school-based
health centers.
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES)
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to assess the health and
nutritional status of adults and children
nationally by combining interviews and
physical examinations.
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of administering NHANES:
Conducted as a series of surveys to represent
the U.S. population of all ages.
A nationally representative sample of about
5,000 persons each year across the country.
Pregnancy Risk Assessment
Monitoring System (PRAMS)
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A surveillance project used by CDC and state
health departments to collect state-specific,
population-based data on maternal attitudes and
experiences before, during, and shortly after
pregnancy.
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Process of administering PRAMS:
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Sample of women who have had a recent live birth is
drawn from the state's birth certificate file.
Each state samples between 1,300 and 3,400 women
per year by mail or interviewed by telephone.
Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance System (YRBSS)
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A surveillance system to monitor priority health-risk
behaviors among youth based on risk behaviors that
contribute markedly to the leading causes of death,
disability, and social problems.
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Process of administering YRBSS:
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A national school-based survey is conducted by CDC as well as
state, territorial, and local school-based surveys, conducted by
education and health agencies.
Biennial surveys since 1991, drawing representative samples of
The questionnaire, covering six categories of behavior, is
completed by students in approximately 45 minutes in the
classroom.
Survey is conducted biennially, every odd year at the national,
state, and local levels for students in grades 9–12.