U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

National Conference on Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Omni Shoreham Hotel August 2-4, 1999 Washington, D.C.

Program

measuring impact

choices making

in the new

millennium
National Conference on Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Omni Shoreham Hotel August 2-4, 1999 Washington, D.C.

Program

measuring impact

choices making

in the new

millennium

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, Maryland

Jully 1999

DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 99-1016
Co-chairpersons

Robert J. Weinzimer and P. Douglas Williams

Members

Jack R. Anderson

Bethene Ervin, Ph.D.

Susan A. Hawk, M.S.

Gerry E. Hendershot, Ph.D.

Barbara W. Hetzler

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.

Kenneth G. Keppel, Ph.D.

Linda S. Lawrence

Christopher L. Moriarity, M.S.

Paul J. Placek, Ph.D.

Gail S. Poe, M.P.H.

J. Neil Russell, Ph.D.

Susan Schechter, M.A.

Susan E. Schober, Ph.D.

Dan M. Shearin

Tammy M. Stewart-Prather

Linda B. Torian

Linda R. Washington, M.S.

Program Committee

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Program Development Staff

Jacquelyn L. Adler

Patricia A. Drummond

Fany Garcia

Barbara W. Hetzler

Patrice Upchurch

Gracie V. White

P. Douglas Williams

Mary O. Young

Exhibits and Publications

Support Staff

Klaudia M. Cox

Dorothy M. Day

Sarah M. Hinkle

Zung T. N. Le

Sabra F. Lloyd

Tommy C. Seibert

Stephen L. Sloan

Tammy M. Stewart-Prather

Linda R. Washington

Patty L. Wilson

Staff

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Program Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Program Development Staff and Exhibits and Publications Support Staff . . . . iv

For Your Information ................................................ 1

Hotel Floor Plan .................................................... 4

Conference Week at a Glance ........................................ 6

Conference Sessions ................................................. 9

Where to Find It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Conference Headquarters, Registration, Exhibit Area, Message Board and

Lost and Found, Business Center, and Conference Proceedings

Exhibit Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Opening Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Concurrent Session A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Digital Government for the 21st Century

Concurrent Session B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Implications of Tobacco Legislation and Court Settlements for the

Collection of Data on Smoking

Concurrent Session C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Privacy, Confidentiality, and the Impact on Public Health Data

Concurrent Session D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Challenging Data Gaps in Women’s Health Research

Concurrent Session E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Analysis Using Contextual Data Files From the 1995 National Survey of

Family Growth (NSFG)

Concurrent Session F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Information Technology Initiatives of Statistical Agencies

Concurrent Session G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Safeguarding Linked Data Sets

Contents

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Concurrent Session H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Causes of Mortality Discontinuity: The ‘‘One-Two’’ Punch of ICD–10 and

the New Standard for Age Adjustment

Concurrent Session I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Community-Based Research: Involving Stakeholders to Improve Data

Quality

Concurrent Session J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SAMHSA National Data Systems on Substance Abuse: Design and Content

Concurrent Session K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Use of Information Technology (IT) for Data Collection

Concurrent Session L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Future Directions for the National Center for Health Statistics

Concurrent Session M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

National Hospital Discharge Survey/National Survey of Ambulatory

Surgery: Introduction, Access, and Use

Concurrent Session N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Fatherhood: Developing New Data Sources

Concurrent Session O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Women and Children in Ambulatory Care Settings

Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Concurrent Session P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Data Analysis by Internet Technology

Concurrent Session Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Encounter-Level Data: The Need for Statewide Collection of Data on

Ambulatory Visits to Hospitals, Surgery Centers, Clinics, and

Doctors’ Offices

Concurrent Session R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Implications of Administrative Simplification for Public Health and Health

Services Research: Highlights of the Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act Workshop

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Concurrent Session S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Measuring Dimensions of Disablement

Concurrent Session T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

New Data and Future Plans of the National Health Interview Survey

Concurrent Session U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Data Analysis

Concurrent Session V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Update on Provider Identifiers, Health Plan Identifiers, Employer Identifiers,

and Individual Identifiers

Concurrent Session W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Improving Disability Data: ICIDH-2 Revision Activities in North America

Concurrent Session X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Access and Satisfaction: Continuing Data Needs

Concurrent Session Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Addressing Public Health Challenges With NHANES III Clinical Findings

Concurrent Session Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Data Dissemination Technologies

Concurrent Session AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Research Findings From the National Mortality Followback Survey

Concurrent Session BB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Vital Statistics in the 21st Century: Highlights of the 22 Standard

Certificate Revision

Concurrent Session CC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Health Care Financing Administration Data Systems

Concurrent Session DD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Child Health and Well-Being: Identifying New Measures and Data Needs

for the Future

Concurrent Session EE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Future Directions for the National Center for Health Statistics

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Concurrent Session FF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

State-Based Health Care Reform: Measuring Recent Initiatives and Future

Trends

Concurrent Session GG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Integrating Infectious Disease Surveillance Systems at CDC

Concurrent Session HH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

New Approaches Require New Data: The Challenges of Quality Tools for

Behavioral Health Care

Concurrent Session II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Data Analysis From Long-Term Care Surveys

Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Concurrent Session JJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Improving Public Health Measures Through Better Questionnaire Design

Concurrent Session KK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Measuring the Performance of Health Care Plans, HEDIS, and Beyond

Concurrent Session LL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Paving the Road to the Computer-Based Patient Record

Concurrent Session MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Changing Views of Race: Challenges to Health Statistics

Concurrent Session NN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Tracking Trends in Healthy Aging

Concurrent Session OO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Extranets for Information Collection

Concurrent Session PP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Linking Data Bases for Outcome, Quality Improvement, and Health Status

Determination: The Role of Probabilistic Linkage Methodologies

Concurrent Session QQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Reaching for New Horizons in Ambulatory Care Data

Concurrent Session RR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Healthy People 2010: Data Monitoring Considerations

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Concurrent Session SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Hispanic/Latino Health: Baseline for the 21st Century

Concurrent Session TT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Best Practices: Examples of Access to Public Health Data Through

Interactive Web Sites

Concurrent Session UU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Exploring Issues in Hospital and Surgical Care With Data From NHDS

and NSAS

Concurrent Session VV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Data Systems and Research Program of the AHCPR

Concurrent Session WW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

State Level Data From the NCHS

Concurrent Session XX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

What Is New in Vital Statistics Research

Concurrent Session YY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Surveying Immigrants: Methodological Issues for National Health Surveys

Concurrent Session ZZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Practical Applications in Design and Analysis of Large-Scale Surveys

Concurrent Session AAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Data Standards and Integrated Data Systems

Concurrent Session BBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

National Food and Nutrition Survey: Integration of the National Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and USDA’s Continuing Survey of

Food Intake by Individuals (CSFII)

Concurrent Session CCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

How Mental Health Influences Physical Health: An Emerging Risk Factor

Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Program Session Organizers and Track Coordinators (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Program Session Chairpersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Program Session Presenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Poster Presenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Acronym Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Topical Index to Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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About the Conference...

Since 1958, the National Center for

Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

has sponsored national gatherings

about health statistics. This year’s

National Conference on Health

Statistics, with the theme ‘‘Health in

the New Millennium: Making Choices,

Measuring Impact,’’ provides a forum

for Federal, State, and local

government representatives as well as

universities and professional

associations to share their statistical

knowledge and experience. This

diverse gathering lends a rich variety

of perspectives on current issues

concerning health information in the

United States. Technical and

philosophical issues are discussed

during each conference session, and

the proceedings serve as a valuable

reference in addressing current issues.

About the National Center

for Health Statistics...

The mission of NCHS is to provide

statistical information that will guide

actions and policies to improve the

health of the American people. As the

Nation’s principal health statistics

agency, NCHS designs, develops, and

maintains more than a dozen data

systems that cover the full spectrum of

health concerns. These data systems

provide essential information to policy

makers, to researchers, and to others

in the health community.

The NCHS data systems can be used

to profile the health of Americans; to

track demographic shifts and trends; to

monitor change in health and health

care; to show relationships between

risk factors and health outcomes; and

to provide information for prevention,

evaluation, research, planning, and

policy. NCHS data systems respond to

changes in health care and in social

and economic policies that impact

health and health care. Most recently,

emerging diseases, changes in health

care delivery, and new directions in

health policy have meant new data

systems, new topics, and new methods

of collecting and disseminating data.

To fulfill its mission, NCHS works

closely with other researchers, Federal

and State agencies, and academic

institutions to determine and prioritize

data needs. In partnership with others,

NCHS works to improve statistical

methodology, establish statistical

policy, coordinate statistical systems,

foster the latest technology, and

advance health statistics through

research. Throughout these activities,

NCHS continues to lead the way in

providing accurate, relevant, and

timely data.

For Your Information

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About the Topic...

‘‘Health in the New Millennium:

Making Choices, Measuring Impact’’ is

the theme of the 1999 Conference.

Featured sessions include information

technology, State and local initiatives

and relationships, data standards and

methods, data applications, and future

data needs. The National Conference

on Health Statistics will provide the

forum for a discussion about issues

and opportunities for meeting health

data needs in the new millennium.

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Health in the New Millennium: Making Choices,

Measuring Impact

Monday, August 2

9:00–10:00 Opening Session

10:00–10:30 Break

10:30–12:00 A

Digital

Government for

the 21st Century

B

Implications of

Tobacco

Legislation and

Court Settlements

for the Collection

of Data on

Smoking

C

Privacy,

Confidentiality,

and the Impact

on Public Health

Data

D

Challenging Data

Gaps in Women’s

Health Research

E

Analysis Using

Contextual Data

Files From the

1995 National

Survey of Family

Growth (NSFG)

12:00–1:30 Lunch

1:30–3:00 F

Information

Technology

Initiatives of

Statistical

Agencies

G

Safeguarding

Linked Data Sets

H

Causes of

Mortality

Discontinuity: The

‘‘One-Two’’ Punch

of ICD-10 and the

New Standard for

Age Adjustment

I

CommunityBased Research:

Involving

Stakeholders to

Improve Data

Quality

J

SAMHSA

National Data

Systems on

Substance Abuse:

Design and

Content

3:00–3:30 Break

3:30–5:00 K

Use of

Information

Technology (IT)

for Data

Collection

L

Future Directions

for the National

Center for Health

Statistics

M

National Hospital

Discharge

Survey/National

Survey of

Ambulatory

Surgery:

Introduction,

Access, and Use

N

Fatherhood:

Developing New

Data Sources

O

Women and

Children in

Ambulatory Care

Settings

5:00–7:00 Conference Mixer

EXHIBITS AND POSTERS

10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday

9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tuesday

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday

Conference Week at a Glance

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Tuesday, August 3

8:30–10:00 P

Data Analysis by

Internet

Technology

Q

Encounter-Level

Data: The Need

for Statewide

Collection of

Ambulatory Visits

to Hospitals,

Surgery Centers,

Clinics, and

Doctors’ Offices

R

Implications of

Administrative

Simplification for

Public Health and

Health Services

Research:

Highlights of the

Health Insurance

Portability and

Accountability Act

Workshop

S

Measuring

Dimensions of

Disablement

T

New Data and

Future Plans of

the National

Health Interview

Survey

10:00–10:30 Break

10:30–12:00 U

Use of

Geographic

Information

Systems (GIS) for

Data Analysis

V

Update on

Provider

Identifiers, Health

Plan Identifiers,

Employer

Identifiers, and

Individual

Identifiers

W

Improving

Disability Data:

ICIDH-2 Revision

Activities in North

America

X

Access and

Satisfaction:

Continuing Data

Needs

Y

Addressing Public

Health

Challenges With

NHANES III

Clinical Findings

12:00–1:30 Lunch

1:30–3:00 Z

Data

Dissemination

Technologies

AA

Research

Findings From

the National

Mortality

Followback

Survey

BB

Vital Statistics in

the 21st Century:

Highlights of the

2002 Standard

Certificate

Revision

CC

HCFA Data

Systems

DD

Child Health and

Well-Being:

Identifying New

Measures and

Data Needs for

the Future

3:00–3:30 Break

3:30–5:00 EE

Future Directions

for the National

Center for Health

Statistics

FF

State-Based

Health Care

Reform:

Measuring

Recent Initiatives

and Future

Trends

GG

Integrating

Infectious

Disease

Surveillance

Systems at CDC

HH

New Approaches

Require New

Data: The

Challenges of

Quality Tools for

Behavioral Health

Care

II

Data Analysis

From Long-Term

Care Surveys

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Wednesday, August 4

8:30–10:00 JJ

Improving Public

Health Measures

Through Better

Questionnaire

Design

KK

Measuring the

Performance of

Health Care

Plans, HEDIS

and Beyond

LL

Paving the Road

to the ComputerBased Patient

Record

MM

Changing Views

of Race:

Challenges to

Health Statistics

NN

Tracking Trends

in Healthy Aging

10:00–10:30 Break

10:30–12:00 OO

Extranets for

Information

Collection

PP

Linking Data

Bases for

Outcome, Quality

Improvement, and

Health Status

Determination:

The Role of

Probabilistic

Linkage

Methodologies

QQ

Reaching for New

Horizons in

Ambulatory Care

Data

RR

Healthy People

2010: Data

Monitoring

Considerations

SS

Hispanic/Latino

Health: Baseline

for the 21st

Century

12:00–1:30 Lunch

1:30–3:00 TT

Best Practices:

Examples of

Access to Public

Health Data

Through

Interactive Web

Sites

UU

Exploring Issues

in Hospital and

Surgical Care

with Data from

NHDS and NSAS

VV

Data Systems

and Research

Program of

AHCPR

WW

State Level Data

from NCHS Data

Systems

XX

What Is New in

Vital Statistics

Research

3:00–3:30 Break

3:30–5:00 YY

Surveying

Immigrants:

Methodological

Issues for

National Health

Surveys

ZZ

Practical

Applications in

Design and

Analysis of

Large-Scale

Surveys

AAA

Data Standards

and Integrated

Data Systems

BBB

National Food

and Nutrition

Survey:

Integration of the

National Health

and Nutrition

Examination

Survey

(NHANES) and

USDA’s

Continuing

Survey of Food

Intake by

Individuals

(CSFII)

CCC

How Mental

Health Influences

Physical Health:

An Emerging Risk

Factor

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Monday, August 2

Opening Session

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Break: 10:00 to 10:30

Concurrent Morning Sessions

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

(A) Digital Government for the 21st

Century

(B) Implications of Tobacco

Legislation and Court Settlements for

the Collection of Data on Smoking

(C) Privacy, Confidentiality, and the

Impact on Public Health Data

(D) Challenging Data Gaps in

Women’s Health Research

(E) Analysis Using Contextural Data

Files From the 1995 National Survey

of Family Growth

Lunch Break: 12 noon to 1:30

Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

(F) Information Technology Initiatives

of Statistical Agencies

(G) Safeguarding Linked Data Sets

(H) Causes of Mortality Discontinuity:

The ‘‘One-Two’’ Punch of ICD–10 and

the New Standard for Age Adjustment

(I) Community-Based Research:

Involving Stakeholders to Improve

Data Quality

(J) SAMHSA National Data Systems on

Substance Abuse: Design and Content

Break: 3:00 to 3:30

Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

(K) Use of Information Technology

(IT) for Data Collection

(L) Future Directions for the National

Center for Health Statistics

(M) National Hospital Discharge

Survey/National Survey of Ambulatory

Surgery: Introduction, Access, and

Use

(N) Fatherhood: Developing New

Data Sources

(O) Women and Children in

Ambulatory Care Settings

Conference Mixer: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Conference Sessions

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Tuesday, August 3

Concurrent Morning Sessions

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

(P) Data Analysis by Internet

Technology

(Q) Encounter-Level Data: The Need for

Statewide Collection of Data on

Ambulatory Visits to Hospitals, Surgery

Centers, Clinics, and Doctors’ Offices

(R) Implications of Administrative

Simplification for Public Health and

Health Services Research: Highlights

of the Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability Act Workshop

(S) Measuring Dimensions of

Disablement

(T) New Data and Future Plans of the

National Health Interview Survey

Break: 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Morning Sessions

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

(U) Use of Geographic Information

Systems (GIS) for Data Analysis

(V) Update on Provider Identifiers,

Health Plan Identifiers, Employer

Identifiers, and Individual Identifiers

(W) Improving Disability Data: ICIDH-2

Revision Activities in North America

(X) Access and Satisfaction:

Continuing Data Needs

(Y) Addressing Public Health Challenges

with NHANES III Clinical Findings

Lunch Break: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

(Z) Data Dissemination Technologies

(AA) Research Findings from the

National Mortality Followback Survey

(BB) Vital Statistics in the 21st

Century: Highlights of the 2002

Standard Certificate Revision

(CC) HCFA Data Systems

(DD) Child Health and Well-Being:

Identifying New Measures and Data

Needs for the Future

Break: 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

(EE) Future Directions for the

National Center for Health Statistics

(FF) State-Based Health Care Reform:

Measuring Recent Initiatives and

Future Trends

(GG) Integrating Infectious Disease

Surveillance Systems at CDC

(HH) New Approaches Require New

Data: The Challenges of Quality Tools

for Behavioral Health Care

(II) Data Analysis From Long-Term

Care Surveys

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Wednesday, August 4

Concurrent Morning Sessions

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

(JJ) Improving Public Health Measures

Through Better Questionnaire Design

(KK) Measuring the Performance of

Health Care Plans, HEDIS, and Beyond

(LL) Paving the Road to the

Computer-Based Patient Record

(MM) Changing Views of Race:

Challenges to Health Statistics

(NN) Tracking Trends in Healthy Aging

Break: 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Morning Sessions

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

(OO) Extranets for Information

Collection

(PP) Linking Data Bases for Outcome,

Quality Improvement, and Health

Status Determination: The Role of

Probabilistic Linkage Methodologies

(QQ) Reaching for New Horizons in

Ambulatory Care Data

(RR) Healthy People 2010: Data

Monitoring Considerations

(SS) Hispanic/Latino Health: Baseline

for the 21st Century

Lunch Break: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

(TT) Best Practices: Examples of

Access to Public Health Data Through

Interactive Web Sites

(UU) Exploring Issues in Hospital and

Surgical Care With Data From NHDS

and NSAS

(VV) Data Systems and Research

Program of AHCPR

(WW) State Level Data From NCHS

Data Systems

(XX) What Is New in Vital Statistics

Research

Break: 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

(YY) Surveying Immigrants:

Methodological Issues for National

Health Surveys

(ZZ) Practical Applications in Design

and Analysis of Large-Scale Surveys

(AAA) Data Standards and Integrated

Data Systems

(BBB) National Food and Nutrition

Survey: Integration of the National

Health and Nutrition Examination

Survey (NHANES) and USDA’s

Continuing Survey of Food Intake by

Individuals (CSFII)

(CCC) How Mental Health Influences

Physical Health: An Emerging Risk

Factor

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Conference Headquarters

All conference sessions will be held at

the Omni Shoreham Hotel, located at

2500 Calvert Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20008.

Metro RED Line,

Woodley Park-Zoo Stop.

Telephone: 202-234-0700.

Registration

The registration desk is located in the

West Lobby on the main floor and will

be open the following hours:

Sunday, August 1

1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Monday, August 2 through

Wednesday, August 4

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Area

Conference exhibits and poster

presentations are located in the

Palladian Room. They can be viewed

on Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30

p.m.; Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m.; and on Wednesday, from 9:30

a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Message Board and Lost and

Found

Messages for conference participants

will be placed on a bulletin board

near the conference registration desk.

Participants can also inquire about lost

and found items at the registration

desk.

Business Center

The business center, located in the

West Conference Center, is open from

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Photocopying

and faxing services are available at

your cost.

Conference Proceedings

All who register will automatically

receive, without charge, a copy of the

Conference Proceedings pending

release.

Where to Find It

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Exhibitors as of June 1

NCHS Main Exhibit

Other NCHS Exhibits:

ß Division of Health Care Statistics

ß Employment Opportunities

ß Internet Activities

ß Minority Health

ß Division of Vital Statistics

ß National Death Index

ß Division of Information Technology

ß National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey

Other CDC/ATSDR Exhibits:

ß National Center for Infectious

Disease

ß WONDER/SPHINX

Other Exhibits:

ß Office of Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion

ß Vitalnet Software for Analyzing

Health Data Sets

ß National Library of Medicine

ß NOVA Research Company

ß Indian Health Service

ß ESRI’s Health Solutions Group

ß Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

ß The Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Data Archive, Office of

Applied Studies, Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Service

Administration

ß Ivation Datasystems, Inc.

ß The U.S. Bureau of the Census

ß Public Health Foundation

In addition to our exhibitors, poster

presentations are also located in the

exhibit area.

EXHIBIT HOURS

Monday, August 2

10:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 3

9:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 4

9:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Area

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Opening Session

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.

Director

National Center for Health Statistics

Keynote Address

Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H.

Director

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Concurrent Session A

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Digital Government for the 21st

Century

This session will focus on the National

Science Foundation award winners in

partnership with Federal statistical

agencies.

Chairperson:

Charles J. Rothwell

Associate Director

Office of Data Processing and Services

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

Supporting Citizen Access to Statistical

Data: WWW Interfaces for Tables

Gary Marchionini, Ph.D.

Cary C. Boshamer

Professor

School of Information and Library

Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

11:05 a.m.

Obtaining Agency-Specific Capabilities

from COTS Products

Robert Balzer, Ph.D.

Division Director

Software Sciences Division

Information Sciences Institute

11:25 a.m.

Risk-Limited Dissemination via the

Web: The NISS Digital Government

Project

Alan F. Karr, Ph.D.

Associate Director

National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Session Organizer:

Charles J. Rothwell

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session B

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Implications of Tobacco Legislation

and Court Settlements for the

Collection of Data on Smoking

As a result of the court settlements and

potential tobacco legislation, new data

initiatives in Federal and State health

agencies regarding tobacco use,

cessation, and prevention will be

discussed.

Chairperson:

John W. Oswald, M.P.H.

Director

Center for Health Statistics

Minnesota Department of Health

10:30 a.m.

The 1998 Master Settlement

Agreement Between the Tobacco

Industry and State Attorneys General

Burke Fishburn, M.P.P.*

Senior Policy Analyst

Office on Smoking and Health

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

10:55 a.m.

The Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) —

A State-Based Tobacco Surveillance

System

Charles W. Warren, Ph.D.*

Senior Behavioral Scientist

Office on Smoking and Health

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

11:20 a.m.

Enhancing Surveillance Systems for

Monitoring Tobacco Use, Attitudes,

and Related Behaviors

Ursula Bauer, Ph.D.*

Chronic Disease Epidemiologist

Florida Department of Health

11:45 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

John W. Oswald, M.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session C

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Privacy, Confidentiality, and the

Impact on Public Health Data

Speakers from four Federal agencies

and one State agency will discuss legal

and statistical problems and solutions

dealing with access to and the

protection of confidential data.

Chairperson:

Virginia A. de Wolf, Ph.D.

Statistician

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs

Office of Management and Budget

10:35 a.m.

Privacy, Confidentiality, and the

Protection of Statistical Health

Data—Legal Aspects

Deborah Tress, J.D.

Senior Attorney

Office of the General Counsel

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

10:50 a.m.

The Assault on Confidentiality in

Litigation

Deanna S. Mool, A.B., J.D.

General Counsel

Illinois Department of Public Health

11:05 a.m.

Data Masking for Disclosure Limitation

Laura V. Zayatz, M.S.

Disclosure Limitation Research Group

Leader

Statistical Research Division

U. S. Bureau of the Census

11:20 a.m.

National Center for Health Statistics

Approaches to Protection and Release

of MicroData

John W. Horm, M.Sci.*

Director Research Data Center

National Center for Health Statistics

11:35 a.m.

Checklist on Disclosure Potential for

Proposed Data Releases

Alvan O. Zarate, Ph.D.

Confidentiality Officer

Office of Planning, Budget, and

Legislation

National Center for Health Statistics

Session Organizer:

Alvan O. Zarate, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session D

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Challenging Data Gaps in Women’s

Health Research

Challenges and approaches for

studying small or difficult-to-define

populations of women will be

addressed, using GIS, surgical

menopause, and the Institute of

Medicine Report on Lesbian Health as

examples.

Chairperson:

Suzanne G. Haynes, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Science

Office of Women’s Health Services

U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services

10:40 a.m.

Research Priorities for Lesbian Health:

The IOM Report

Donna J. Brogan, Ph.D.

Professor of Biostatistics

Rollins School of Public Health

Emory University

11:00 a.m.

Are Lesbians More at Risk for

Psychiatric Disorders? Evidence from

the 1996 National Household Survey

of Drug Abuse

Susan D. Cochran, Ph.D.*

Professor

Department of Epidemiology

University of California at Los Angeles

School of Public Health

11:20 a.m.

Controlling for A Proximate

Determinant of Breast Cancer: A

Creative Use of Geographic

Information Systems (GIS) for

Analyzing Data with Sparse

Background Information

Suet T. Lim, Ph.D.*

Chief

Health Statistics and Research Section

Montgomery County Health

Department

11:40 a.m

Defining Menopausal Status in Health

Survey Settings: Is There Room for

Improvement?

Denis Nash, Ph.D., M.P.H.*

U.S. Epidemic Intelligence Service

Officer

U.S. Public Health Service

Session Organizer:

Suzanne G. Haynes, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session E

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Analysis Using Contextual Data Files

From the 1995 National Survey of

Family Growth (NSFG)

Analyses using community level data

from the 1995 NSFG will address

issues relevant to policy and program

planning.

Chairperson:

John W. Horm, M.Sci.

Director

Research Data Center

National Center for Health Statistics

10:35 a.m.

The Impact of Economic Incentives on

Teenage Sexual Behavior and

Contraceptive Use

Daniel I. Rees, Ph.D.*

Assistant Professor of Economics

University of Colorado at Denver

10:50 a.m.

The Influence of Individual and

Contextual Variables on Condom Use

to Prevent Sexually Transmitted

Diseases

Robert M. Brackbill, Ph.D., M.P.H.*

Epidemiologist, CDC Direct Assignee

Office of Integrated Surveillance

New York City Department of Health

11:05 a.m.

Condom Versus the Pill: Dilemma or

Rational Behavior

Li-Wei Chao, M.D.*

Research Fellow

The Wharton School

University of Pennsylvania

11:20 a.m.

Assessing the Impact of Family

Planning Services on Individual

Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy: A

Multilevel Analysis

Paula Fomby, M.S.*

Doctoral Candidate

Department of Sociology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

11:35 a.m.

Discussant:

John O. Billy, Ph.D.

Director

Centers for Public Health Research

and Evaluation

BATTELLE

Session Organizer:

Linda J. Piccinino, M.P.S.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session F

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Information Technology Initiatives of

Statistical Agencies

Presentations on significant statistical

information technology (IT) activities

that will impact the availability of

statistics for the future.

Chairperson:

Charles J. Rothwell

Associate Director

Office of Data Processing and Services

National Center for Health Statistics

1:30 p.m.

Integrated Information Solutions—The

Future of Census Bureau Data Access

and Dissemination

Mark E. Wallace*

Chief

Economic Planning Staff

U.S. Bureau of the Census

1:50 p.m.

Discussion

2:00 p.m.

Partnerships and Technology: Bringing

Together the Essential Components of

a National Public Health Information

System

Denise Love

Executive Director

National Association of Health Data

Organizations

2:20 p.m

Discussion

2:30 p.m.

A Web-Based Vital Registration

System: The New York Experience

Pamela Akison

Director

Bureau of Production Systems

Management

New York State Department of Health

2:50 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Charles J. Rothwell

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session G

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Safeguarding Linked Data Sets

The increased benefits to

health-related research that result from

the availability of linked databases

must be weighed against the increased

risks to the privacy of data subjects

that result when these linked files are

created and analyzed.

Chairperson:

Gene D. Therriault, M.S.P.H.

Director

Bureau of Biometrics

New York State Department of Health

1:35 p.m.

Protecting Confidentiality in Linked

Databases—Don’t Throw the Baby

Out with the Bath Water

J. Michael Dean, M.D.*

Professor of Pediatrics

Intermountain Injury Control Research

Center

1:55 p.m.

Safeguarding Linked Data Sets: Making

Microdata Available to Local Public

Health Professions

Randall J. Remmel, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

National Center for Education in

Maternal and Child Health

Georgetown University

2:15 p.m.

Record Linkage: Public Good Versus

Individual Rights

Michael S. Zdeb, M.S.

Research Scientist

Bureau of Women’s Health

New York State Department of Health

2:35 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Gene D.Therriault, M.S.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session H

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Causes of Mortality Discontinuity: The

‘‘One-Two’’ Punch of ICD–10 and the

New Standard for Age Adjustment

From national and State perspectives,

potential disruptions in trend data

resulting from the simultaneous

introduction (beginning with mortality

data for 1999) of the new (year 2000)

population standard for age-adjusting

death rates and from the implementation of the Tenth Revision of the

International Classification of Diseases,

which will affect the terminology and

content of cause-of-death categories,

will be presented.

Chairperson:

Harry M. Rosenberg, Ph.D.

Chief, Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:30 p.m.

ICD–10 Implementation: The National Perspective and Impact

Robert N. Anderson, Ph.D.

Statistician

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:45 p.m.

ICD–10 Implementation: The State

Perspective and Impact

Pamela Akison, Director

Bureau of Production and Systems

Management

New York State Department of Health

2:00 p.m.

Discussion

2:15 p.m.

The New Population Standard:

Rationale and Implications

Robert N. Anderson, Ph.D.

2:30 p.m.

The New Population Standard: Impact

on Data and Research

Paul D. Sorlie, Ph.D.

Leader, Analytical Resources Scientific

Research Group

Epidemiology and Biometry Program

Division of Epidemiology and Clinical

Applications

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

2:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Harry M. Rosenberg, Ph.D.

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Concurrent Session I

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Community-Based Research: Involving

Stakeholders to Improve Data Quality

How community involvement

improves research methods and

applications for relevant health data

will be discussed.

Chairperson:

Audrey L. Burwell, M.S.

Health Research Administrator

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

National Center for Health Statistics

1:35 p.m.

Bridging a History of Distrust: The

Collaborative Native American Pow

Wow HIV Study

P. Clay Stephens, P.A., M.Phil.*

Research Scientist

Bureau of HIV/AIDS Epidemiology

Department of Epidemiology

New York State Department of Health

1:55 p.m.

Community Health Needs Assessment:

Reaching the ‘‘Unreachable’’

Alice E. Smith, M.S.W., Ph.D.*

Brewster, Massachusetts

2:15 p.m.

Measuring the Economic Impact of

Health Care in Rural Missouri: The

Role of Local Stakeholders

Anna M. Cox, M.S.*

Research Coordinator

Community Policy Analysis Center

University of Missouri-Columbia

2:25 p.m.

Methods for Increasing Relevance of

Telephone and Field Survey Research

to Community Needs

Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D.*

Professor

Department of Psychology

School of Public Health

University of California, Los Angeles

2:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Audrey L. Burwell, M.S.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session J

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

SAMHSA National Data Systems on

Substance Abuse: Design and Content

Beyond the analytic potential of the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Data Archive, SAMHSA representatives

will discuss the principal national data

systems that describe the prevalence of

and the factors related to substance

abuse, the services available for

treating the problem, and selected

characteristics of affected populations.

Chairperson:

Samuel P. Korper, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Senior Advisor

Office of Applied Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA)

1:30 p.m.

Design of the National Household

Survey on Drug Abuse

Joseph Gfroerer*

Director, Division of Population

Surveys

Office of Applied Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

2:00 p.m.

The Drug Abuse Warning Network

(DAWN)

Judy K. Ball, Ph.D., M.P.A.*

DAWN Team Leader

Office of Applied Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

2:30 p.m.

An Overview of the Drug and Alcohol

Services Information System (DASIS)

Deborah H. Trunzo*

DASIS Team Leader

Office of Applied Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Session Organizer:

Samuel P. Korper, Ph.D., M.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session K

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Use of Information Technology (IT)

for Data Collection

Sophisticated data collection systems

are improving the quality and

processing speed of vital and health

statistical data.

Chairperson:

John S. Gardenier, D.B.A.

Statistician

Office of Planning, Budget, and

Legislation

National Center for Health Statistics

3:35 p.m.

Using Audio CASI to Improve the

Reporting of Sensitive Behaviors

Rachel A. Caspar, M.A.

Senior Survey Methodologist

Survey Methods Research Program

Research Triangle Institute

3:50 p.m.

NHIS: Lessons Learned and Future

Prospects

Adrienne C. Oneto

Chief

Health Surveys Branch

Demographic Surveys Division

U.S. Bureau of the Census

4:05 p.m.

The National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey Integrated Survey

Information System

Greg W. Binzer*

Vice President and Associate Director

Computer Systems and Applications

Staff

Westat, Inc.

4:20 p.m.

The CAESAR Project: A 3-D Surface

Anthropometry Survey

Kathleen M. Robinette*

Air Force Research Laboratory

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

4:35 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

John S. Gardenier, D.B.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session L

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Future Directions for the National

Center for Health Statistics

In this session, the Director of NCHS

will introduce new concepts and

developments at NCHS. He will

examine the operational elements of

NCHS relative to the new CDC

Director’s priorities. He will also

discuss the vision for health statistics

in the new millennium, which

includes specific future policy issues

and data needs. This session will offer

opportunities to discuss specific

changes in technical approaches and

to meet new NCHS Executive Staff

members. This session will be

repeated on Tuesday afternoon (EE).

Chairperson:

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.

Director

National Center for Health Statistics

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Concurrent Session M

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

National Hospital Discharge

Survey/National Survey of Ambulatory

Surgery: Introduction, Access, and

Use

This session provides an introduction

to the National Hospital Discharge

Survey and the National Survey of

Ambulatory Surgery, and how to

access and use data from these

surveys.

Robert Pokras, M.A.

Chief

Hospital Care Statistics Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Session Organizer:

Robert Pokras, M.A.

Monday, August 2

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Concurrent Session N

3:30 to 5:00 p.m

Fatherhood: Developing New Data

Sources

The Federal Fatherhood Initiative has

stimulated a number of important new

surveys that include a focus on the

intimate behavior of men. Four of the

most important of these new surveys

are discussed.

Chairperson:

V. Jeffery Evans, Ph.D., J.D.

Health Science Administrator

Center for Population Research

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development

3:35 p.m.

Measuring Fatherhood in the National

Survey of Family Growth

Freya Sonenstein, Ph.D.*

Director

Population Studies Center

Urban Institute

3:55 p.m.

How Are We Measuring Father

Involvement in the Early Head Start

Evaluation

Natasha Cabrera, Ph.D.*

Expert in Child Development

Center for Population Research

National Institute on Child Health and

Human Development

4:15 p.m.

Measuring Fathers’ Involvement in the

ECLS-B

Christine Nord, Ph.D.*

Senior Research Scientist

Westat, Inc.

4:35 p.m.

Fathers in Fragile Families: New

Approaches to Locating and

Interviewing Unwed Fathers

Nancy E. Reichman, Ph.D.*

Project Director

Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing

Office of Population Research

Princeton University

4:50 p.m.

Discussant

Angela Dungee Greene

Senior Research Analyst

Child Trends, Inc.

Session Organizer:

V. Jeffery Evans, Ph.D., J.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session O

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Women and Children in Ambulatory

Care Settings

Utilization of the Ambulatory Medical

Care Surveys in current health research

on women and children will be

illustrated.

Chairperson:

David A. Woodwell

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

3:35 p.m.

Emergency Department Visits

Associated With Traumatic Brain

Injury: United States, 1995–96

Janet L. Guerrero, M.S.*

Mathematical Statistician

Office of Statistics and Programming

National Center for Injury Prevention

and Control, CDC

3:55 p.m.

The Effects of Gender on Primary Care

Practice Patterns

Randall S. Stafford, M.D., M.P.P.,

Ph.D.*

Senior Scientist

Institute for Health Policy

Massachusetts General Hospital and

Partners Health Care, Inc.

4:15 p.m.

Trends in Primary Care of Women and

Children

Randall S. Stafford, M.D., M.P.P.,

Ph.D.*

4:35 p.m.

Utilization of Ambulatory Care Settings

for Selected Gynecological Conditions

Wanda Nicholson, M.D., M.P.H.*

Assistant Professor of Gynecology and

Obstetrics

Johns Hopkins Medical Services

Corporation

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

4:40 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

David A. Woodwell

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Monday, August 2

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Poster Presentations

Posters will be on display throughout the day. Authors will be available to

describe their work and answer your questions on Monday from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Poster 1

Association Between Alcohol Use

Patterns and Behaviorally Defined

Sexual Orientation in the 1996

National Household Survey of Drug

Abuse

Christine Schober, R.N.

Graduate Student in Epidemiology and

Nursing

University of California at Los Angeles

Poster 2

Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer

Screening Behaviors of Women

Religious (nuns) in America

Linda Thiel, O.P., D.N.Sc., R.N.C.S.,

F.N.P.

Assistant Professor

The Catholic University of America

Poster 3

A Profile of Americans with Arthritis:

Findings from Three National Data

Sets

Greg O’Neill, Ph.D.

Research Analyst

National Academy on an Aging

Society

Poster 4

Latinos in Massachusetts: How Public

Health Services Meet Their Needs

Dharma E. Cortes

Research Associate

University of Massachusetts

Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino

Community Development and

Public Policy

Poster 5

Geographic Pattern of Respiratory

Disease Mortality, United States:

1982–93

Jay H. Kim, Ph.D.

Statistician and Epidemiologist

Division of Respiratory Disease

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Poster 6

Using GIS to Analyze Pediatric

Traumatic Brain Injury

Anna Gaichas, M.S.

Statistician

Injury and Violence Prevention Unit

Minnesota Department of Health

– 29 –
Poster 7

The Behavioral Risk Factor

Surveillance System (BRFSS) Question

Appraisal System

Gordon Willis, Ph.D.

Senior Research Statistician and

Psychologist

Research Triangle Institute

Poster 8

Predictors of Successful Versus

Unsuccessful Aging in Community

Dwelling Elderly

Dorothy D. Dunlop, Ph.D.

Statistician

Institute for Health Services Research

and Policy Studies

Northwestern University

Poster 9

Identifying and Treating Long-Term

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

in School Children who are Disaster

Victims

John J. Stretch, Ph.D.

Professor

School of Social Services

St. Louis University

Poster 10

Mental Health Conditions in General

Practice Among Patients with Chronic

Medical Conditions

Raymond Fink, Ph.D.

Professor

New York Medical College

Monday, August 2

– 30 –
Concurrent Session P

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Data Analysis by Internet Technology

The application of current and

emerging technologies to facilitate data

access, analysis, and retrieval using

interactive Web-based systems will be

discussed.

Chairperson:

Jimmie D. Givens, M.P.H.

Acting Chief

Statistical Technology Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

8:35 a.m.

Internet-based Access to Public Use

Healthcare Utilization Data Files

Timothy S. Howard, M.B.A.*

President

Galt Associates, L.L.C.

8:55 a.m.

Interactive Re-Expression on the Web

Daniel Carr, Ph.D.

Professor

Computer Science and Statistics

George Mason University

9:15 a.m.

Development and Capabilities of the

Health Information Tennessee System

Website for Interactive Health Need

Assessment

Sandra L. Putnam, Ph.D.*

Director and Research Professor

Community Health Research Group

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

9:35 a.m.

Statistics Using MIDAS: Analysis Over

the Internet

Eric L. Lang, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist

Sociometrics Corporation

9:55 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Jimmie D. Givens, M.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 31 –
Concurrent Session Q

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Encounter-Level Data: The Need for

Statewide Collection of Data on

Ambulatory Visits to Hospitals,

Surgery Centers, Clinics, and Doctors’

Offices

Experiences with different statewide

approaches to ambulatory data

collection in Wisconsin, Iowa, and

Maine will be discussed.

Chairperson:

Emil P. DeJan, M.P.H.

Chief

Bureau of Health Planning and

Statistics

State of Nevada Health Division

8:35 a.m.

Ambulatory Data Collection in

Wisconsin

Barbara A. Rudolph, Ph.D.*

Director

Bureau of Health Information

Division of Health Care Financing

Wisconsin Department of Health and

Family Services

9:00 a.m.

Experiences with a Statewide Hospital

Outpatient Database and a Statewide

Claims Database

Karl S. Finison, M.A.

Director of Research

Maine Health Information Center

9:25 a.m.

Prevalence of Environmental Risk

Factors for Asthma

Kirk T. Phillips, M.S.W.*

Health Management Consultant

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

of Iowa

9:50 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Emil P. DeJan, M.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 32 –
Concurrent Session R

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Implications of Administrative

Simplification for Public Health and

Health Services Research: Highlights

of the Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability Act Workshop

Issues, case studies, and

recommendations from the Workshop

on Implications of HIPAA’s

Administrative Simplification

Provisions for Public Health and

Health Services Research will be

highlighted in this session.

Chairperson:

Marjorie S. Greenberg, M.A.

Chief

Data Policy and Standards Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

National Center for Health Statistics

8:40 a.m.

HIPAA Workshop Highlights: Why are

Data Standards Important to Public

Health and Research?

Eileen Salinsky, M.B.A.

Senior Manager

The Lewin Group

9:00 a.m.

Enhancing Public Health Data Quality

Through Standards: A Case Study of

the NYS Discharge Data System

Robert Davis

SPARCS Coordinator

Information System and Health

Statistics

New York Department of Health

9:25 a.m.

Standardizing Surveillance Data for

Immunizations

Susan Abernathy

Program Analyst

National Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

9:45 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Marjorie S. Greenberg, M.A.

– 33 –
Concurrent Session S

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Measuring Dimensions of Disablement

The prevalence of disability among

adults and youth is studied using

various State and national data sets.

Chairperson:

Allen R. Meyers, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Health Services

Boston University School of Public

Health

8:40 a.m.

Comparing State-Level Data on

Disability Prevalence

Susan Kinne, Ph.D.*

Research Assistant Professor

University of Washington School of

Public Health and Community

Medicine

8:55 a.m.

Exploring Services to Adolescents with

Special Needs: Population vs.

Service-Based Data

Eleanor Locklin, M.S.W., M.P.H.*

Doctoral Student

School of Social Work

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

9:05 a.m.

Impairments, Activities, and

Participation: Using NHIS Disability

Supplement State-Level Data to

Support Disability Epidemiology in 13

States and the District of Columbia

John F. Hough, Dr.P.H.*

Health Scientist

Division of Child Development,

Disability, and Health

National Center for Environmental

Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

9:20 a.m.

Health and Disability Status of Adults

with Intellectual Disabilities:

Demographic and Health Indicators

Comparisons

Matthew P. Janicki, Ph.D.*

Research Professor and Co-Director

Centre on Intellectual Disabilities

University at Albany

9:40 a.m.

Discussant

David W. Keer, M.A.

Co-Chair, Interagency Subcommittee

on Disability Statistics

Office of Special Education

Rehabilitation Services

National Institute on Disability

Rehabilitation Research

U.S. Department of Education

Session Organizer:

Paul J. Placek, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 34 –
Concurrent Session T

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

New Data and Future Plans of the

National Health Interview Survey

Recent data on various health-related

topics from the 1997 National Health

Interview Survey (NHIS) will be

presented as well as an overview of

future plans for this survey.

Chairperson:

Jane F. Gentleman, Ph.D.

Director

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

8:40 a.m.

The Content of the NHIS: An

Overview and Future Plans

Ann M. Hardy, Dr.P.H.

Epidemiologist

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

8:55 a.m.

Health Behaviors in the 1997 NHIS:

Smoking, Alcohol, Physical Activity,

and Overweight

Charlotte A. Schoenborn, M.P.H.

Health Statistician

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

9:10 a.m.

Assessing Children’s Health with Data

from the Redesign National Health

Interview Survey

Cynthia A. Reuben, M.A.*

Health Statistician

Division of Epidemiology and Health

Promotion

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

Elsie R. Pamuk, Ph.D.*

Acting Director

Division of Epidemiology and Health

Promotion

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

9:30: a.m.

Crossing New Frontiers: National

Health Interview Survey Race and

Ethnicity Data Revisited

Jacqueline B. Lucas, M.P.H.

Health Statistician and Epidemiologist

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

9:45 a.m.

Discussant

Jane F. Gentleman, Ph.D.

Session Organizer:

J. Neil Russell, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 35 –
Concurrent Session U

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Use of Geographic Information

Systems (GIS) for Data Analysis

A timely range of GIS topics is

examined including geocoding, the

incorporation of market research into

epidemiologic data, spatial statistical

modeling of low weight births, and

mapping survey data with synthetic

estimation.

Chairperson:

Charles M. Croner, Ph.D.

Geographer and Statistician

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

Geocoding of New Jersey Births and

Fetal Deaths for 1989–1996

Mark C. Fulcomer, Ph.D.*

West Trenton, New Jersey

11:00 a.m.

Geographic Information Systems,

Public Health Data, and Syndicated

Market Research Data Bases in Health

Communication Planning

William E. Pollard, Ph.D.*

Health Communication Research

Fellow

Division of Health Communication

Office of Communication

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

11:20 a.m.

Mapping Low Weight Births in

Colorado

Mark D. Egbert*

GIS Coordinator

Center for Health and Environmental

Information and Statistics

Colorado Department of Public Health

and Environment

11:40 a.m.

Mapping Survey Data Using Spatial

Synthetic Estimation

Marcus W. Cheatham, Ph.D.

Analyst

Community Health Assessment

Ingham County Health Department

Session Organizer:

Charles M. Croner, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 36 –
Concurrent Session V

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Update on Provider Identifiers, Health

Plan Identifiers, Employer Identifiers,

and Individual Identifiers

Panelists will explain the HIPAA

requirements for unique identifiers and

update session participants on the

implementation status of each.

Chairperson:

Susan Abernathy

Program Analyst

National Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Panelist:

Mary D. Emerson

Technical Adviser

Office of Information Services

Health Care Financing Administration

Patricia M. Peyton

Health Insurance Specialist

Office of Information Services

Health Care Financing Administration

Session Organizer:

Susan Abernathy

– 37 –
Concurrent Session W

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Improving Disability Data: ICIDH-2

Revision Activities in North America

The latest information on ICIDH-2

revision is presented, along with

empirical research that has guided its

development.

Chairperson:

Paul J. Placek, Ph.D.

Statistician

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

Using National Health Interview

Survey Disability Supplement Data to

Develop ICIDH-2 Activity Limitation

Categories

Holly J. Fedeyko, M.P.H.*

Disability Studies Fellow

Division of Child Development,

Disability, and Health

National Center for Environmental

Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

10:55 a.m.

Measuring Dimensions of Disability in

Infants: A National Study of Early

Intervention Eligibility

Rune J. Simeonsson, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.*

Investigator

Frank Porter Graham Child

Development Center

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

11:10 a.m.

Measuring Dimensions of Disability

and the School Environment: A

Population-Based Study of Students

with Disabilities

Janey Sturtz McMillen, Ph.D.*

Investigator

Frank Porter Graham Child

Development Center

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

11:30 a.m.

Comparing Consumer and Professional

Perspectives of the ICIDH-2

Patricia Welch, M.S.S.A.*

Doctoral Student/Social work

Washington University

11:45 a.m.

Discussant:

Ana Maria Murgueytio, M.D.

Institute for Disability Studies

St. Louis University

Session Organizer:

Paul J. Placek, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 38 –
Concurrent Session X

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Access and Satisfaction: Continuing

Data Needs

Papers will be presented on Access

and Satisfaction-Continuing Data

Needs and will integrate aspects of the

health care delivery systems with

population-based surveys that measure

access and satisfaction with health

care.

Chairperson:

Carolyn M. Rimes, M.A.

Analyst

Office of Research and Development,

DAD

Health Care Financing Administration

10:35 a.m.

Uses of ICIDH-2 in Studying Access to

and Satisfaction with Managed Care

Jerome E. Bickenbach, L.L.B.

Professor

Department of Philosophy

Queen’s University

10:50 a.m.

What We Know About Using

Population-Based Surveys to Monitor

Access to Health Care Today

Marsha R. Gold, Sc.D.*

Senior Fellow

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

11:05 a.m.

Multi-dimensional Measurement of

Satisfaction and Access in the Military

Health System

Alan R. Constantian, M.S., M.B.A.,

Ph.D.*

Division of Health Program Analysis

and Evaluation

TRICARE Management Activity

11:20 a.m.

Enabling our Instruments: Assuring

Universal Access to Health Status and

Health Services Research

Allan R. Meyers, Ph.D.

Professor

Boston University School of Public

Health

11:35 a.m.

The Emergence of the Consumer

Assessment of Health Plans Survey

Charles A. Darby

Social Science Administrator

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Session Organizer:

Carolyn M. Rimes, M.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 39 –
Concurrent Session Y

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Addressing Public Health Challenges

With NHANES III Clinical Findings

This session will include discussions

on the methodologic issues and

challenges overcome to use NHANES

III data.

Chairperson:

Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.

Director

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

The Past Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus

Infection: Implications for the Future

Burden of Chronic Liver Disease in the

United States

Gregory L. Armstrong, M.D.*

Medical Epidemiologist

Office of Surveillance

National Center for Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

10:55 a.m.

The Effect of Measurement Error in

Dietary Data on Health Outcomes: A

Comparative Study of NHANES III and

1994–1996 CSFII for the Diet-Disease

Relationship

Xuguang Guo, Ph.D.*

Research Epidemiologist

Analytical Sciences, Inc.

11:10 a.m.

Issues in Using NHANES III Data:

Serum Creatinine in the United States

Camille A. Jones, M.D., M.P.H.

Director

Epidemiology Program

Division of Kidney, Urologic, and

Hematologic Diseases

National Institute of Diabetes,

Digestive, and Kidney Diseases

National Institutes of Health

11:30 a.m.

Comparing Serum Ferritin Values from

Different Population Surveys: NHANES

II, HHANES, and NHANES III.

Anne C. Looker, Ph.D.*

Senior Research Epidemiologist

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

11:40 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizers:

Mark S. Eberhardt, Ph.D., and

Geraldine M. McQuillan, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 40 –
Concurrent Session Z

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Data Dissemination Technologies

Presenters will describe innovative

methods used to access data using

three different media: CD-ROM, World

Wide Web, and customized data sets.

Chairperson:

Phillip R. Beattie, M.P.H.

Director

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

National Center for Health Statistics

1:40 p.m.

Discussants:

Robert W. Sloss, M.S.

Computer Scientist

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

National Center for Health Statistics

Linda L. Bean

CD-ROM Project Coordinator

Data Dissemination Branch

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

National Center for Health Statistics

John D. Horm, M.Sci.

Director

Research Data Center

Office of the Director

National Center for Health Statistics

Cavan P. Capps

Chief

Survey Modernization Programming

Branch

Demographics Survey Division

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Session Organizer:

Phillip R. Beattie, M.P.H.

– 41 –
Concurrent Session AA

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Research Findings From the National

Mortality Followback Survey

Findings from the 1993 Mortality

Followback Survey will be discussed.

Chairperson:

Jane Pearson, Ph.D.

Chief

Suicide Research Consortium

Division of Intervention and Services

Research

National Institute of Mental Health

1:35 p.m.

Suicidal Characteristics for

15–64 Year-Old Decedents

Hsiang-Ching Kung, Ph.D.*

Survey Statistician

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:55 p.m.

Using the NMFS to Examine

Accidental and Violent Causes of

Death in the United States

Richard G. Rogers, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Faculty

Research Associate

Population Program

University of Colorado at Boulder

2:10 p.m.

Lack of Specialty Mental Health

Services Utilized in Last Year of Life by

Persons Who Die by Suicide

Donna Chen, M.D., M.P.H.

Research Scientist

Southeastern Rural Mental Health

Research Center

University of Virginia

2:25 p.m.

Characteristics of Older Decedents

from the 1993 National Mortality

Followback Survey: Descriptions and

Examples of Policy-Related Findings

Dwight B. Brock, Ph.D.

Chief

Biometry Office

Epidemiology, Demography, and

Biometry Program

National Institute on Aging

National Institutes of Health

2:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Chester Scott

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 42 –
Concurrent session BB

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Vital Statistics in the 21st Century:

Highlights of the 2002 Standard

Certificate Revision

Recommendations are presented for

changes to the U.S. Standard

Certificates of Live Birth and Death

and the Report of Fetal Death, which

are used as models by State vital

statistics offices.

Chairperson:

Patricia W. Potrzebowski, Ph.D.

Director

Division of Health Statistics

Pennsylvania Department of Health

1:40 p.m.

2002 Revision of the U.S. Standard

Certificate of Live Birth

Dorothy S. Harshbarger, M.S.*

State Registrar and Director

Center for Health Statistics

Alabama Department of Public Health

1:55 p.m.

2002 Revision of the U.S. Standard

Certificate of Death

Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D.*

State Registrar and Acting Chief

Office of Health Status Monitoring

Hawaii Department of Health

2:10 p.m.

2002 Revision of the U.S. Standard

Report of Fetal Death

Michael R. Lavoie, M.A.*

Director

Vital Records Section

Division of Public Health

Georgia Department of Human

Resources

2:25 p.m.

Designing the New Certificates: The

Challenge of Electronic Paperless

Records

Steven Schwartz, Ph.D.*

Registrar and Director

Office of Vital Statistics and

Epidemiology

City of New York Department of

Health

2:40 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Julia L. Kowaleski

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 43 –
Concurrent Session CC

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Health Care Financing Administration

Data Systems

This session will present an overview

of the types of data/information the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA) maintains, its accessibility to

researchers and others, and how HCFA

is actively conducting research and

studies to improve the care and

well-being of beneficiaries.

Chairperson:

Gary Christoph, Ph.D.

Chief Information Officer and Director

Office of Information Services

Health Care Financing Administration

Panelists:

Robert W. Mayes

Director

Information Systems Group

Office of Clinical Standards and

Quality

Health Care Financing Administration

Daniel R. Waldo

Acting Deputy Director

Office of Strategic Planning

Health Care Financing Administration

Session Organizer:

Rebecca Harmon

Tuesday, August 3

– 44 –
Concurrent Session DD

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Child Health and Well-Being:

Identifying New Measures and Data

Needs for the Future

New measures, innovative uses of

data, and data needed to measure the

health and well-being of children will

be addressed.

Chairperson:

Katherine K. Wallman

Chief Statistician of the United States

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

1:35 p.m.

The Diet Quality of Children

Mark Lino, Ph.D.*

Economist

Center for Nutrition, Policy, and

Promotion

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Shirley A. Gerrior, Ph.D., R.D.*

Senior Nutritionist

Center for Nutrition, Policy, and

Promotion

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1:55 p.m.

A CDC/NCHS Standardized and

Recommended Approach for Local

Health Jurisdictions Community Health

and Risk Factor Telephone Surveys

Which Collect High Quality Data on

Children (CHARFS)

Bruce M. Brock, Ph.D., M.P.H.*

President

Information Transfer Systems, Inc.

2:10 p.m.

Indices of Child Well-Being for the

Nation and the 50 States

Neil G. Bennett, Ph.D.*

Director of Demographic Research and

Analysis

National Center for Children in

Poverty

Columbia University

2:30 p.m.

Use of Benefits Offered by the

Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme

in Measuring Child Health

Tor Bjerkedal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Chief Medical Officer

National Insurance Administration

Government of Norway

2:45 p.m.

Discussant:

Laura Lippman

Chairperson

Reporting Committee

Forum on Child and Family Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Session Organizer:

Gloria A. Simpson, M.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 45 –
Concurrent Session EE

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Future Directions for the National

Center for Health Statistics

The Director of NCHS will introduce

new concepts and developments at

NCHS. He will examine the

operational elements of NCHS relative

to the new CDC Director’s priorities.

He will also discuss the vision for

health statistics in the new

millennium, which will include

specific future policy issues and data

needs. The session will offer

opportunities to discuss specific

changes in technical approaches and

to meet new NCHS Executive Staff

members. This session is a repeat of

Session L.

Chairperson:

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.

Director

National Center for Health Statistics

Tuesday, August 3

– 46 –
Concurrent Session FF

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

State-Based Health Care Reform:

Measuring Recent Initiatives and

Future Trends

Whether recent national and

state-level health insurance reform

initiatives have affected the availability

and coverage of employer-sponsored

health insurance for U.S. workers and

managed care providers will be

discussed.

Chairperson:

Karen F. Allen, M.A.

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

3:35 p.m.

Trends in Employment-Based Health

Insurance

Stephen H. Long, Ph.D.*

Senior Economist

RAND Corporation

3:55 p.m.

Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act of 1996: Lessons

from the States

Esther Hing, M.P.H.*

Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

4:15 p.m.

Did Small-Group Health Insurance

Reforms Work? Evidence from the

March Current Population Survey

1992–1997

Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, M.A.

Health Care Financing Administration

Dissertation Fellow

Department of Economics

University of Maryland

4:35 p.m.

Effects of State-Based Health Care

Reform on Safety Net Providers:

Medicaid Managed Care

Glen P. Mays, M.P.H.

Project Director

Department of Health Policy and

Administration

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

Session Organizer:

Abigail J. Moss

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 47 –
Concurrent Session GG

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Integrating Infectious Disease

Surveillance Systems at CDC

This session will provide an update on

efforts to integrate electronic

surveillance and reporting systems

developed for State and local health

departments by CDC.

Chairperson:

Meade W. Morgan, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Science

Division of Public Health Surveillance

and Informatics

Epidemiology Program Office

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

3:40 p.m.

The CDC/ATSDR Standards Setting

Process for Common Data Elements

Ronald R. Fichtner, Ph.D.

Chief

Prevention Informatics Office

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB

Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4:00 p.m.

Common Information for Public

Health Electronic Reporting

Roseanne English

Management Analyst

Health Information and Surveillance

Systems Board

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4:20 p.m.

Architecture Standards for Surveillance

System Integration at CDC

C. Scott Danos, M.P.H.

Public Health Advisor

Division of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4:40 p.m.

Enterprise Internet Security at

CDC/ATSDR

Joseph A. Reid, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Science

Information Systems Management

Office

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Session Organizer:

Meade W. Morgan, Ph.D.

Tuesday, August 3

– 48 –
Concurrent Session HH

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

New Approaches Require New Data:

The Challenges of Quality Tools for

Behavioral Health Care

Quality tools, such as measures of

practice guidelines, outcomes, report

cards, and performance indicators, will

be essential for the future. This session

will explore the state-of-the-art in

mental health quality tools.

Chairperson:

Ronald Manderscheid, Ph.D.

Chief

Survey and Analysis Branch

Center for Mental Health Services

3:35 p.m.

Practice Guidelines for Quality

Tom Trabin, Ph.D.

Vice President

Institute for Behavioral Health Care

4:00 p.m.

Report Cards for Quality

Vijay Ganju, Ph.D.

Director

Planning, Research and Evaluation

Office

Texas Department of Mental Health

and Mental Retardation

4:25 p.m.

Norm-Based Comparison of SF–12

Physical and Mental Health Scale

Scores for a Sample of Employees of

Broward County

Sandra L. Poirier, Ed.D., L.D.

Extension Agent IV

University of Florida Cooperative

Extension Service

4:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Ronald Manderscheid, Ph.D.

– 49 –
Concurrent Session II

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Data Analysis From Long-Term Care

Surveys

Presentations will focus on data from

the National Nursing Home Survey

and the National Home and Hospice

Care Survey that have been analyzed

by private industry, academia, and

government agencies in an effort to

understand and resolve long-term care

issues.

Chairperson:

Barbara J. Haupt, D.V.M.

Health Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

3:30 p.m.

Influenza and Pneumococcal

Vaccination Coverage in Nursing

Homes, U.S., 1995

Stacie M. Greby, D.V.M., M.P.H.*

ASPH/CDC-ATSDR Fellow

National Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

3:50 p.m.

The Role of Nursing Homes in the

Care of the Mentally Ill: Changes

Between 1985 and 1995

Donna D. McAlpine, M.A.*

Research Associate

Institute for Health, Health Care

Policy, and Aging Research

Rutgers University

4:10 p.m.

Long-Term Admissions to Home

Health Agencies: A Life Table Analysis

Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D.

Associate Social Scientist

RAND Corporation

4:30 p.m.

Patterns of Home Medical Device Use

in Home and Hospice Care Patients

Barbara G. Silverman, M.D., M.P.H.

Medical Officer

Research and Evaluation Group

Division of Health Systems Research

Office of Strategic Planning

Health Care Financing Administration

4:50 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Alvin J. Sirrocco

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Tuesday, August 3

– 50 –
Poster Presentations

Posters will be on display throughout the day. Authors will be available to

describe their work and answer your questions on Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30

a.m. and from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Poster 1

Cesarean Section Along the Texas

Border: A Small Area Analysis Using

Medicaid Hospital Discharge Data

Jimmy Blanton, M.P.A., M.A.

Research Specialist

Bureau of State Health Data and

Policy Analysis

Texas Department of Health

Poster 2

Cognitive Issues and Strategies of

Portion-Size Estimation and Use in

Dietary Studies

Sandria L. Godwin, Ph.D., R.D.

Associate Professor

Tennessee State University

Poster 3

Measurement of Impairment and

Disability Related to Hearing Loss in

Veterans

Susan E. Griest, M.P.H.

Senior Research Associate

Oregon Hearing Research Center

Oregon Health Sciences University

Poster 4

Measuring Awareness of

Environmental Health Hazards

Barbara A. Haley, Ph.D.

Sociologist

Office of Lead Hazard Control

Department of Housing and Urban

Development

Poster 5

The Effect of Contextual Factors on

Demographics Trends in Teen Fertility

Jennifer Manlove, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Child Trends, Inc.

Poster 6

Prevention of Pregnancy and Initiation

of Sexual Intercourse Among Teens

Lisa Hoeschele

Program Coordinator

Zero Adolescent Pregnancy

Cortland County Health Department

– 51 –
Poster 7

Annual Survey for Deaf and

Hard-of-Hearing Children and Youth:

A Useful Mechanism for Measuring

Trends in the Deaf School-Age

Population of the United States

Juan Rafael Albertorio Diaz, M.A.

IRTA Fellow NIDCD-GRI

Gallaudet Research Institute

Poster 8

Internal Resources as a Modifier of the

Level of Physical and Social

Limitations in Cancer Survivors

Maxine Denniston

Biostatistician

Behavioral Research Center

American Cancer Society

Poster 9

The Middle Atlantic Region: County

Profiles on Minority Health and

Well-Being: A Case Study of Virginia

Rudolph Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Political Science and

Economics

Norfolk State University

Poster 10

Pesticide Residues and Metabolites in

HHANES Subjects

Dina M. Schreinemachers, Dr.P.H.

Health Scientist

Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch

Human Studies Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tuesday, August 3

– 52 –
Concurrent Session JJ

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Improving Public Health Measures

Through Better Questionnaire Design

Papers in this session will touch on

respondent interpretation of descriptive

terms, development of attitude and

satisfaction measures, and effects of

different question wording and modes

across similar surveys.

Chairperson:

Susan Schechter, M.A.

Survey Statistician

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

8:35 a.m.

Measuring Physician Attitudes Toward

Psychosocial Aspects of Patient Care:

Examples of Innovative Techniques

from Two Large Scale Surveys of

Obesity and Oncology

Jean L. Kristeller, Ph.D.

Director

Walther Cancer Research Program

Department of Psychology

Indiana State University

8:50 a.m.

Simplifying Portion Size Estimation:

Can We Use Descriptive Terms Such

as Small, Medium and Large to

Represent Portion Sizes?

Edgar Chambers, IV, Ph.D.*

Professor

Foods and Nutrition

Kansas State University

9:05 a.m.

A Comparison of Estimates and Trends

in Adolescent Sexual Behaviors in Four

Nationally Representative Surveys

Joyce C. Abma, Ph.D.*

Statistician and Demographer

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

9:20 a.m.

Improving Measures of Satisfaction

with Care: Converting the Old Scale to

the New Scale

LTC Thomas V. Williams, Ph.D.*

Director

Office of Program Evaluation

Health Program Analysis and

Evaluation

TRICARE Management Activity

U.S. Department of Defense

9:35 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Susan Schechter, M.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 53 –
Concurrent Session KK

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Measuring the Performance of Health

Care Plans, HEDIS, and Beyond

Beyond HEDIS: The research and the

public health community are seeking

optimal measures and frameworks for

comparing health plan quality and

evaluating the health of populations.

What might the future hold and how

can we get there?

Chairperson:

Denise Love, M.B.A.

Executive Director

National Association of Health Data

Organizations

8:35 a.m.

Health Plan Measurement in Missouri

Garland Land, M.P.H.

Director

Center for Health Information

Management and Epidemiology

Missouri State Department of Health

8:55 a.m.

Public Reporting of Health Plan

Performance Data: Impact on Smoking

Cessation, Counseling and Health

Outcomes

Faraque Ahmed, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.*

Medical Epidemiologist

Division of Prevention Research, EPO

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

9:15 a.m.

Evaluating the Reliability and Validity

of Selected HEDIS Measures as Tools

for Performance Evaluation

Luis Paita, Ph.D.*

Director

Office of Health Data Analysis

9:35 a.m.

A Framework for the Future:

Organizing and Presenting Quality

Information

Christina Bethell, Ph.D., M.P.H.,

M.B.A.

Director

Accountability Measurement

Foundation for Accountability

Session Organizer:

Denise Love, M.B.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 54 –
Concurrent Session LL

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Paving the Road to the ComputerBased Patient Record

This session will address the

Computer-Based Patient Record and

the use of standards as an enabling

factor or as a limiting factor.

Chairperson:

Steve Wagner

Deputy Chief Architect

Department of Veterans Affairs

8:35 a.m.

Preparing Primary Care Providers to

Participate in Database Design

Michael J. Morgan, M.P.H., Ph.D.,

R.N., C.S.

Assistant Professor and Graduate

Program Director

College of Nursing

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

8:50 a.m.

Needs Assessment for Incremental

Computerized Patient Record

Implementation

Daniel P. Lorence, Ph.D.

Senior Research Analyst

American Health Information

Management Association

9:10 a.m.

Patient Data and Health Statistics: Joint

Standards Evolution

Christopher G. Chute, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Professor of Medical Informatics

Mayo Foundation

9:30 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Robert Kolodner, M.D.

– 55 –
Concurrent Session MM

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Changing Views of Race: Challenges

to Health Statistics

The papers presented will examine issues

of data collection under the new OMB

Directive 15, including the way we

report race, the way we measure it in

surveys, and the potential impact of these

issues on the analyses of health data.

Chairperson:

Jacqueline Wilson Lucas, M.P.H.

Health Statistician and Epidemiologist

Illness and Disability Statistics Branch

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

8:35 a.m.

The Multiple Race Population of the

United States: Issues and Estimates

Joshua R. Goldstein, Ph.D.*

Assistant Professor of Sociology and

Public Affairs

Office of Population Research

Department of Sociology

Princeton University

8:50 a.m.

Bridge Methods for Comparing

Race-Specific Data Collected Before

and After Implementation of the

Revised OMB Standards

Jennifer D. Parker, Ph.D.

Senior Staff Fellow

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

9:05 a.m.

Trends in Births to Parents of Two

Different Races in the United States:

1971–1995

Jonnae O. Atkinson, M.S.

Statistician

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

9:20 a.m.

Multi-Race Health Statistics: A State

Perspective

Kathleen K. Baker, Ph.D.*

Research Statistician

Office of Health Status Monitoring

Hawaii Department of Health

9:35 a.m.

Discussants:

Roderick J. Harrison, Ph.D.

Director, Data Bank

The Joint Center for Political and

Economic Studies

Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D.

Director

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Session Organizer:

Jacqueline Wilson Lucas, M.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 56 –
Concurrent Session NN

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Tracking Trends in Healthy Aging

The health of older persons is

described from several perspectives

using State and national data.

Chairperson:

Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D.

Senior Staff Fellow

Division of Health and Utilization

Analysis

National Center for Health Statistics

8:30 a.m.

Homicide and Assault Victimization

Among Older Adults, 1987–1996

La Mar Hasbrouck, M.D., M.P.H.*

EIS Officer and Medical Epidemiologist

National Center for Injury Prevention

and Control

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

8:45 a.m.

Using State-Specific Data to Track the

Health of Older Adults, the Behavioral

Risk Factor Surveillance System

Karin A. Mack, Ph.D.

Epidemiologist

Behavioral Surveillance Branch

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

9:00 a.m.

Tracking Influenza and Pneumococcal

Vaccination Among

Noninstitutionalized Persons Aged 65

Years or Older

James A. Singleton, M.S.*

Epidemiologist

National Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

9:15 a.m.

Trends in Functioning Among Older

Americans: The Role of Chronic

Conditions

Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D.*

Associate Social Scientist

RAND Corporation

9:30 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 57 –
Concurrent Session OO

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Extranets for Information Collection

Extranets for information collection

will highlight exemplary systems for

sharing data across enterprise

boundaries.

Chairperson:

Lewis E. Berman, M.S.C.S.

Chief

Information Management Branch

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

Using an Extranet to Collect Data from

Community-Based Public Health

Programs

Nancy Wilber, Ed.D.*

Project Manager

Office of Statistics and Evaluation

Bureau of Family and Community

Health

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

11:00 a.m.

Establishing an Extranet for

Management and Technical Assistance

Services

Kristine B. White, M.A.*

Systems Analyst

Westat, Inc.

11:20 a.m.

Compendium of Laboratory Practice

Randy Bowman, M.S.*

Principal Technical Specialist

The Orkand Corporation

11:40 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Lewis E. Berman, M.S.C.S.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 58 –
Concurrent Session PP

10:30 to 12 noon

Linking Data Bases for Outcome,

Quality Improvement, and Health

Status Determination: The Role of

Probabilistic Linkage Methodologies

This session will look at the

application of linked databases for

epidemiologic and other outcome

measures.

Chairperson:

Sandra W. Johnson, M.S.S.A.

Consultant

National Center for Statistics and

Analysis

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

10:35 a.m.

Probabilistic Measurement of Mental

Health Treatment Outcomes

Steven M. Banks, Ph.D.*

Chief Mathematician

The Bristol Observatory

10:55 a.m.

Linking Vital Statistics to Medicaid

Discharge Data: The Texas Experience

Jimmy Blanton, M.P.A., M.A.*

Research Specialist

Bureau of State Health Data and

Policy Analysis

Texas Department of Health

11:15 a.m.

Consequences of Early Infant

Discharge: Matching Readmission

Hospital Discharge Records with Birth

Discharge Records in Florida UHDDS

Datasets Using a Multivariate

Probabilistic Matching Technique

Michael Graven, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics, UAMS

Division of Neonatology

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

11:35 a.m.

Improving the Validity of

Maternally-Linked Birth Records Using

External Validation: An Evaluation and

Comparison of Four Approaches

Jack K. Leiss, Ph.D.

Senior Epidemiologist

Analytical Sciences, Inc.

Session Organizer:

Sarah A. Ryan, M.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 59 –
Concurrent Session QQ

10:30 to 12 noon

Reaching for New Horizons in

Ambulatory Care Data

Data users and NCHS staff will discuss

using National Ambulatory Medical

Care Survey and National Hospital

Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data

to address public health policy issues

in the next few years.

Chairperson:

Jane Elkis

Director of Planning Analysis

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

10:40 a.m.

NAMCS and NHAMCS in the Year

2000

Karen L. Lipkind, M.Ed.

Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

11:00 a.m.

NAMCS and NHAMCS: Welcome

Additions to Healthy People

Fred Seitz, Ph.D.

Statistician

Division of Health Promotion Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

11:15 a.m.

Secondary Prevention of

Cardiovascular Disease Using NAMCS

to Monitor Adherence to National

Guidelines and to Support Need for

Education Programs

Janet B. Croft, Ph.D.*

Epidemiologist

Cardiovascular Health Branch

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

11:30 a.m.

Using NAMCS Encounter-Level Data

to Analyze Physician Practice Patterns

Peter Davis, Ph.D.*

Senior Lecturer in Medical Sociology

Department of Community Health

University of Auckland

11:45 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Karen L. Lipkind, M.Ed.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 60 –
Concurrent Session RR

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Healthy People 2010: Data

Monitoring Considerations

The process for developing the

Healthy People 2010 objectives will

be discussed along with consideration

of important issues concerning

tracking at the national, State, and

local levels.

Chairperson:

Richard J. Klein, M.P.H.

Chief

Data Monitoring and Analysis Branch

Division of Health Promotion Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

Data Challenges of State and Local

Agencies in Tracking Healthy People

Objectives

Ron Bialek

Executive Director

Public Health Foundation

10:55 a.m.

Eliminating Disparities for Healthy

People 2010

Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.

Director

Division of Policy and Data

Office of Minority Health

11:10 a.m.

The Evolution of Healthy People

Deborah R. Maiese, M.P.A.

Senior Prevention Policy Advisor

Office of Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion

Department of Health and Human

Services

11:25 a.m.

Healthy People 2010: Data Challenges

and Issues, State and Local Perspective

Jac Davies

Acting Assistant Secretary

Epidemiology, Health Statistics, and

Public Health Laboratory Division

Washington State Department of

Health

11:40 a.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Richard J. Klein, M.P.H.

– 61 –
Concurrent Session SS

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Hispanic/Latino Health: Baseline for

the 21st Century

We will discuss diverse health

characteristics of Hispanics/Latinos

such as access to and utilization of the

health care system, marijuana use, and

sedentarism.

Chairperson:

Clemencia M. Vargas, D.D.S., M.P.H.,

Ph.D.

Health Statistician

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

10:40 a.m.

Preventive Services Use and Health

Care Access

Eve Powell-Griner, Ph.D.

Chief, Survey Operations Section

Behavioral Surveillance Branch

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

11:00 a.m.

Comparison of Dental and Medical

Insurance Coverage Among Hispanic

Children

James J. Crall, D.D.D., Sc.D.*

Head, Department of Pediatric

Dentistry

Associate Dean for Program Evaluation

and Planning

University of Connecticut School of

Dental Medicine

11:15 a.m.

The Burden of Physical Inactivity in

the Hispanic Community: Results from

the Health and Nutrition Examination

Surveys

Carlos J. Crespo, Dr.P.H., M.S.,

F.A.C.S.M.

Assistant Professor

Department of Health and Fitness

American University

11:30 a.m.

Risk Factors for Marijuana Use Among

Mexican American Youth

Ivan D. Montoya, M.D., M.P.H.*

Director

Practice Research Network

American Psychiatric Association

11:45 a.m.

Discussion:

Session Organizer:

Clemencia M. Vargas, D.D.S., M.P.H.,

Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 62 –
Concurrent Session TT

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Best Practices: Examples of Access to

Public Health Data Through

Interactive Web Sites

This session will include

demonstrations of Internet-based

applications developed at the local,

State, and federal levels, which

provide the public with interactive

access to public health surveillance,

public health programmatic, and

related information.

Chairperson:

Daniel J. Friedman, Ph.D.

Assistant Commissioner

Bureau of Health Statistics, Research,

and Evaluation

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

1:40 p.m.

Vista/PH: Web-based Software for

Community Health Assessment

David Solet, Ph.D.*

Assistant Chief of Epidemiology

Epidemiology, Planning, and

Evaluation Unit

Seattle-King County Department of

Public Health

2:00 p.m.

Public Access to Public Health Data

Through the Internet

Marlene Anderka, M.P.H.

Director

Office of Statistics and Evaluation

Bureau of Family and Community

Health

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

2:25 p.m.

The Next Generation of WONDER

Roy Gibson Parrish, M.D.

Senior Public Health Scientist

Epidemiology Program Office

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

2:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Daniel J. Friedman, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 63 –
Concurrent Session UU

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Exploring Issues in Hospital and

Surgical Care With Data From NHDS

and NSAS

Diverse health care issues are

addressed with data on hospital and

surgical care.

Chairperson:

Maria Owings, Ph.D.

Health Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:30 p.m.

Cesarean and VBAC Delivery and

Aspects of Maternal Morbidity

Sally C. Curtin, M.A.*

Statistician (Demography)

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:50 p.m.

Using NHDS Data to Determine

Underserved Areas for Open Heart

Surgery Services

Bill J. Crouch, M.P.H.

President

Bill J. Crouch and Associates

2:10 p.m.

Hospital Use in France and the

United States

Marie-Jo Sourty-Le Guellec, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher

Documentation En Economic De La

Sante

CREDES

2:30 p.m.

Ambulatory Surgery: What We Have

Learned

Margaret J. Hall, Ph.D.

Health Statistician

Hospital Care Statistics Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

2:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Lola Jean Kozak, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 64 –
Concurrent Session VV

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Data Systems and Research Program

of AHCPR

This session will offer an opportunity

for participants to meet managers from

the Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research (AHCPR). Significant data

systems of the agency as well as issues

relative to the data systems, survey

findings, and research objectives will

be discussed.

Chairperson:

Ross H. Arnett, III

Director

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

1:35 p.m.

Health Insurance Availability,

Premiums, and Benefits: Estimates

from the 1996 MEPS Insurance

Component

Philip F. Cooper, Ph.D.*

Economist

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Jessica P. Vistnes, Ph.D.*

Economist

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

1:50 p.m.

Overview of MEDSIM, AHCPR’s

MEPS-Based Microsimulation Model

Thomas M. Selden

Service Fellow

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2:05 p.m.

Estimating Health Expenditures and

Sources of Payment for the U.S.

Population

Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D.*

Senior Research Manager

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2:20 p.m.

Overview of the Medical Expenditure

Panel Survey and Ongoing Statistical

and Methodological Research

Steven B. Cohen, Ph.D.

Director

Statistical Research and Methods

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2:35 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Ross H. Arnett, III

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 65 –
Concurrent Session WW

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

State Level Data From NCHS Data

Systems

Examples will be presented of NCHS

data sets and data collection methods

that provide State-level estimates to

meet specific research needs.

Chairperson:

Marcie L. Cynamon, M.A.

Special Assistant

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:30 p.m.

Data from the National Immunization

Survey

Phil Smith, Ph.D.*

Mathematical Statistician

National Immunization Survey

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1:50 p.m.

Monitoring the Well-Being of Children:

The State and Local Area Integrated

Telephone Survey

Stephen J. Blumberg, Ph.D.*

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

2:10 p.m.

The NCHS Research Data Center

John W. Horm, M.Sci.

Director

Research Data Center

National Center for Health Statistics

2:30 p.m.

Public and Private Insurance Take Up

among Low Income Children

Amy J. Davidoff, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Health Policy Center

The Urban Institute

2:50 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Marcie L. Cynamon, M.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 66 –
Concurrent Session XX

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

What is New in Vital Statistics

Research

Vital statistics data support research on

a wide variety of topics at different

geographic levels as illustrated in these

papers on multiple births, prenatal

care, occupational mortality, and

weather-related mortality.

Chairperson:

Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D.

Statistician (Demographer)

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:35 p.m.

Multiple Birth Sets and Pregnancy

Outcome: New Data from Vital

Statistics

Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.

Health Statistician

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

1:55 p.m.

State Specific Rates of Prenatal Care:

Timing, Number of Visits, and

Adequacy by Race/Ethnicity

Caroline C. Alter*

Research Associate

Perinatal Data Center

March of Dimes

2:15 p.m.

Occupational Mortality Among

Working Age North Carolinians

1988–1997

Ziya Gizlice, Ph.D.*

Statistician

State Center for Health Statistics

North Carolina Department of Health

2:35 p.m.

Analyzing Weather-Related Mortality:

Chicago, 1995

Mark A. Flotow, M.A.*

Chief

Health Status and Demographic

Analysis Unit

Center for Health Statistics

Illinois Department of Public Health

2:55 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizers:

Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D., and

Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

– 67 –
Concurrent Session YY

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Surveying Immigrants: Methodological

Issues for National Health Surveys

Information on data resources, an

overview of current findings, and

reviews of methodological issues

regarding collection of data on

immigrants are the focus of the

presentations in this session.

Chairperson:

Rose Maria Li, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Health Scientist Administrator

Center for Population Research

National Institute on Child Health and

Human Development

3:30 p.m.

Measuring the Foreign Born

Population: 1994–1999

A. Dianne Schmidley, M.A.*

Statistician and Demographer

Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Herman A. Alvarado, M.S.*

Statistician and Demographer

Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch

U.S. Bureau of the Census

3:48 p.m.

Using the NHIS to Study Immigrants’

Health: Strengths and Limitations

E. Richard Brown, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Health Policy Research

University of California Los Angeles

4:06 p.m.

Recent Findings from the New

Immigrant Survey Pilot Study

Mark R. Rosenzweig, Ph.D.*

Professor Department of Economics

University of Pennsylvania

4:24 p.m.

Assessment of Immigration Status in

Health Research

Sana Loue, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.*

Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology and

Biostatistics

Case Western Reserve University

4:42 p.m.

Discussant:

Rose Maria Li, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Session Organizer:

J. Neil Russell, Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

– 68 –
Concurrent Session ZZ

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Practical Applications in Design and

Analysis of Large-Scale Surveys

Presentations will provide an overview

of NCHS survey design features and

guidance for incorporating survey

design features into analyses of NCHS

survey data.

Chairperson:

Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, M.S.

Chief

Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

3:35 p.m.

Overview of Sample Designs of NCHS

Surveys

Iris M. Shimizu, Ph.D.*

Mathematical Statistician

Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

3:55 p.m.

Methodology for Creating Sample

Weights for NCHS Survey Data

Christopher L. Moriarity, M.S.*

Mathematical Statistician

Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

4:25 p.m.

Analysis Procedures for NCHS Survey

Data

Lester R. Curtin, Ph.D.*

Acting Associate Director

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

4:50 p.m.

Discussion:

Session Organizer:

Christopher L. Moriarity, M.S.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session AAA

3:30 to 5 p.m.

Data Standards and Integrated Data

Systems

The use of uniform data standards to

enhance the quality of health data for

decision making and policy

development will be discussed.

Chairperson:

Hetty Khan, M.S., M.G.A.

Health Informatics Specialist

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

National Center for Health Statistics

3:35 p.m.

Examining Data Sharing Among State

Public Health Agencies

Michael A. Barry*

Associate Director for Information and

Health Policy

Public Health Foundation

3:55 p.m.

The Transition to ICD–10–CM and the

Impact on Health Data

Donna Pickett, M.P.H.

Medical Systems Administrator

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

National Center for Health Statistics

4:15 p.m.

Occupational Injury and Illness

Classification Systems

Elyce Ann Biddle

Economist

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health

4:35 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Hetty Khan, M.S., M.G.A.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

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Concurrent Session BBB

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

National Food and Nutrition Survey:

Integration of the National Health and

Nutrition Examination Survey

(NHANES) and USDA’s Continuing

Survey of Food Intake by Individuals

(CSFII)

Survey methods research on in-person

and telephone dietary recall data

collection will be presented in the

context of integrating the CSFII and

NHANES to form one national food

and nutrition survey beginning in the

year 2000.

Chairperson:

Clifford L. Johnson, M.S.P.H.

Deputy Director

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

3:35 p.m.

NHANES-CSFII Survey Integration

Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.*

Director

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Ellen Harris, Dr.P.H.*

Assistant Director

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research

Center

U.S. Department of Agriculture

3:50 p.m.

Expert Panel Recommendations for

Dietary Methods Research

Johanna Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D.

Professor of Medicine and Community

Health

Francis Stein Nutrition Center

Tufts University School of Medicine

and Nutrition

4:05 p.m.

Characteristics of Energy UnderReporters

William Rumpler, Ph.D.*

Research Physiologist

Protein Energy Laboratory

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research

Center

U.S. Department of Agriculture

4:25 p.m.

Analyses of NHANES III Supplemental

Nutrition Survey of Older Americans

Alicia Carriquiry, Ph.D.*

Associate Professor

Department of Statistics

Iowa State University

4:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Ronette Briefel, Dr.P.H., R.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

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Concurrent Session CCC

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

How Mental Health Influences

Physical Health: An Emerging Risk

Factor

Epidemiological research from the

United States and other countries that

highlights the effects of adverse states

of mental health on physical disease is

presented with emphasis on

underlying mechanisms.

Chairperson:

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.

Health Statistician

Division of Epidemiology

National Center for Health Statistics

3:30 p.m.

Depression and Medical Care Use:

Stronger Relation for Older Adults

Paul J. Rowan, M.A.*

Clinical Student

Psychology Department

University of Alabama

3:45 p.m.

The Affect Balance Scale and Physical

Health: Data from the Netherlands and

the USA Compared

Henk Swinkels, Ph.D.*

Department of Health Statistics

Central Bureau of Statistics

Statistics Netherlands

4:00 p.m.

Psychological Factors as Precursors to

Hypertension

Jerome H. Markovitz, M.D., M.P.H.*

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Preventive Medicine

Department of Medicine

The University of Alabama at

Birmingham

4:15 p.m.

The Influence of Depressive Symptoms

on Incidence of Chronic Medical

Conditions and Disability Among

Older Mexican Americans

Sandra A. Black, Ph.D.*

Center on Aging

University of Texas Medical Branch

4:30 p.m.

Hostility and One Year Hospitalization

Length of Stay: Population and Clinical

Intervention Samples of Heart Attack

Patients

Karina Davidson, Ph.D.*

Psychology Department

University of Alabama

4:45 p.m.

Discussion

Session Organizer:

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.

*Presenter of coauthored paper.

Wednesday, August 4

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Poster Presentations

Posters will be on display throughout the day. Authors will be available to

describe their work and answer your questions on Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30

a.m. and 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Poster 1

Selected Mortality Data Available from

the National Center for Health

Statistics

Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D.

Statistician (Demographer)

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 2

Family Structure, Socioeconomic

Status, and Access to Health Care for

Children

Katherine E. Heck, M.P.H.

Fellow

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

Jennifer D. Parker, Ph.D.

Senior Staff Fellow

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 3

Access to Care for Older Americans

Amy Auchincloss, M.P.H.

Research Fellow

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 4

The Effects of Family Structure and

Parental Employment on Children’s

Health Insurance

Arlinda Kaba Rolett, D.D.S., M.P.H.

ATPM Fellow

Infant and Child Health Studies Branch

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 5

Association of Ethnicity and Body

Mass Index with Gallstone Disease in

the United States

Meena Khare

Mathematical Statistician (Biomedical)

Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

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Poster 6

Concepts of Creating a High Quality

Database from Medical

Examiner/Coroner Reports: Using 1993

National Mortality Followback Survey

as an Example

Hsiang-Ching Kung, Ph.D.

Mathematical Statistician

Planning Branch

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 7

Health Outcomes of Hispanic

Subgroups, NHIS 1992-94

Anjum Hajat

Illness and Disability Statistics Branch

Division of Health Interview Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 8

How do the Self-Employed with No

Employees Compare with Other

Workers on Health Care Coverage?

Christina H. Park, Ph.D.

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

National Center of Health Statistics

Poster 9

Women’s Symptoms of Depression as

a Prospective Risk Factor For

Incidence of Obesity

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.

Health Statistician

Division of Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 10

The Feasibility of Using the TTY to

Include Deaf Respondents in

Telephone Health Surveys

Karen R. Whitaker

Laboratory Manager

Office of Research and Methodology

National Center for Health Statistics

Poster 11

Use of Ambulatory Health Care Visits

by Children in the United States:

Differences by Race and

Neighborhood Income

Virginia M. Freid, M.S.

Statistician

Division of Health and Utilization

Analysis

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

National Center for Health Statistics

Wednesday, August 4

– 74 –
Poster 12

Research Findings from the National

Mortality Followback Survey

Chester Scott

Survey Statistician

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

– 75 –
Susan Abernathy (V)

Program Analyst, National

Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-62

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Martin A. Baum, Ph.D.** (TC)

Special Assistant for IRM

Office of Data Processing and Services

Phillip R. Beattie, M.P.H.** (Z)

Director

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

Lewis E. Berman, M.S.C.S.** (OO)

Chief

Information Management Branch

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ronette R. Briefel, Dr.P.H., R.D.**

(BBB)

Nutrition Policy Advisor

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Audrey L. Burwell, M.S.** (I)

Health Research Administrator

Program Development Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Charles M. Croner, Ph.D.** (U)

Geographer and Statistician

Office of Research and Methodology

Marcie L. Cynamon, M.A.** (WW)

Special Assistant

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Emil P. DeJan, M.P.H. (Q)

Chief, Bureau of Health Planning and

Statistics

State of Nevada Division of Health

505 East King Street, Room 102

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4797

Mark S. Eberhardt, Ph.D.** (Y)

Epidemiologist

Division of Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

V. Jeffrey Evans, Ph.D., J.D. (N)

Health Science Administrator,

Demographic and Behavioral

Sciences Branch, CPR

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development

National Institutes of Health

6100 Executive Boulevard, Room

8B071

Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Program Session Organizers and

Track Coordinators (TC)

– 76 –
Daniel J. Friedman, Ph.D. (TT)

Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of

Health Statistics, Research, and

Evaluation

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

250 Washington Street, 6th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4619

John S. Gardenier, D.B.A.** (K)

Statistician

Office of Planning, Budget, and

Legislation

Jimmie D. Givens, M.P.H.** (P)

Acting Chief

Statistical Technology Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Marjorie S. Greenberg, M.A.** (R) and

(TC)

Chief

Data Policy and Standards Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Rebecca C. Harmon (CC)

Special Assistant, Office of Information

Services

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard, MS

N3-15-25

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Susan A. Hawk, M.S. (TC)

Program Manager

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Suzanne G. Haynes, Ph.D. (D)

Assistant Director for Science, Office

of Women’s Health

U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 730B

Washington, DC 20201

Gerry E. Hendershot, Ph.D. (TC)

Assistant for Data Analysis and

Dissemination

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D.** (XX)

Statistician (Demographer)

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.** (CCC)

Health Statistician

Division of Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Kenneth G. Keppel, Ph.D. (TC)

Acting Chief, Reproductive Statistics

Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

System

– 77 –
Hetty Khan, M.S., M.G.A.** (AAA)

Health Informatics Specialist

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Richard J. Klein, M.P.H.** (RR)

Chief

Data Monitoring and Analysis Branch

Division of Health Promotion Statistics

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Robert Kolodner, M.D. (LL)

Associate Chief Information Officer,

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

810 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20420

Samuel P. Korper, Ph.D., M.P.H. (J)

Senior Advisor, Office of Applied

Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16-105

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Julia L. Kowaleski** (BB)

Statistician

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Lola Jean Kozak, Ph.D.** (UU)

Health Statistician

Hospital Care Statistics Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D.** (NN)

Senior Staff Fellow

Division of Health and Utilization

Analysis

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Karen L. Lipkind, M.Ed.** (QQ)

Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Denise Love, M.B.A. (KK)

Executive Director

National Association of Health Data

Organizations

50 North Medical Drive

Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

Jacqueline B. Lucas, M.P.H.** (MM)

Health Statistician and Epidemiologist

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ronald Manderscheid, Ph.D. (HH)

Chief, State and Community Systems

Development

Center for Mental Health Services

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15C-26

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.** (XX)

Statistician

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

– 78 –
Geraldine M. McQuillan, Ph.D.** (Y)

Senior Infectious Disease

Epidemiologist

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Meade W. Morgan, Ph.D. (GG)

Assistant Director for Science, Division

of Public Health Surveillance and

Informatics

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS C-08

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Christopher L. Moriarity, M.S.** (ZZ)

Mathematical Statistician

Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Abigail J. Moss** (FF)

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

John W. Oswald, M.P.H. (B)

Director, Center for Health Statistics

Minnesota Department of Health

717 Delaware Street, SE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440

Elsie R. Pamuk, Ph.D.** (TC)

Acting Director

Division of Epidemiology and Health

Promotion

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Linda J. Piccinino, M.P.S.** (E)

Statistician

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Paul J. Placek, Ph.D.** (S&W)

Statistician

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Robert Pokras, M.A.** (M)

Chief

Hospital Care Statistics Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Carolyn M. Rimes, M.A. (X)

Analyst, Office of Research and

Development, DAD

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard,

MS- C4-13-01

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Harry Rosenberg, Ph.D.** (H)

Chief

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Charles J. Rothwell** (A&F)

Associate Director

Office of Data Processing and Services

– 79 –
J. Neil Russell, Ph.D. (T&YY)

Health Statistician

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Sarah A. Ryan, M.A. (PP)

211 Ann Street

Michigan City, Indiana 46360

Susan Schechter, M.A.** (JJ)

Survey Statistician

Office of Research and Methodology

Chester Scott** (AA)

Survey Statistician

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Gloria A. Simpson, M.A.** (DD)

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Alvin J. Sirrocco** (II)

Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.** (L & EE)

Director

Office of the Center Director

Gene D. Therriault, M.S.P.H. (G)

Director, Bureau of Biometrics

New York State Department of Health

Empire State Plaza, Concourse, Room

C144

Albany, New York 12237

Clemencia M. Vargas, D.D.S., Ph.D.**

(SS)

Health Statistician

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Linda R. Washington, M.S.** (TC)

Public Affairs Specialist

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

David A. Woodwell** (O)

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Alvan O. Zarate, Ph.D.** (C)

Confidentiality Officer

Office of Planning, Budget, and

Legislation

( ) Indicates session.

**National Center for Health Statistics

6525 Belcrest Road

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-2003

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Susan Abernathy (V)

Program Analyst, National

Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-62

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Karen F. Allen, M.A.** (FF)

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ross H. Arnett, III (VV)

Director, Center for Cost and

Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Boulevard,

Suite 500

Executive Office Center

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Phillip R. Beattie, M.P.H.** (Z)

Director

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

Lewis E. Berman, M.S.C.S.** (OO)

Chief, Information Management

Branch

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Audrey L. Burwell, M.S.** (I)

Health Research Administrator

Program Development Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Gary Christoph, Ph.D. (CC)

Director, Office of Information Services

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard, MS

N3-15-25

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Charles M. Croner, Ph.D.** (U)

Geographer and Statistician

Statistical Technology Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Marcie L. Cynamon, M.A.** (WW)

Special Assistant

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Emil P. DeJan, M.P.H. (Q)

Chief, Bureau of Health Planning and

Statistics

State of Nevada Division of Health

505 East King Street, Room 102

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4797

Virginia A. deWolf, Ph.D. (C)

Statistician, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs

Office of Management and Budget

1725 17th Street, NW, Room 10201

Washington, DC 20503

Program Session Chairpersons

– 81 –
Jane Elkis (QQ)

Director of Planning Analysis

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

1015 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

V. Jeffrey Evans, Ph.D., J.D. (N)

Health Science Administrator,

Demographic and Behavioral

Sciences Branch, CPR

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development

National Institutes of Health

6100 Executive Boulevard,

Room 8B071

Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, M.S.** (ZZ)

Chief, Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Daniel J. Friedman, Ph.D. (TT)

Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of

Health Statistics, Research, and

Evaluation

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

250 Washington Street, 6th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4619

John S. Gardenier, D.B.A.** (K)

Statistician

Office of Planning, Budget, and

Legislation

Jane F. Gentleman, Ph.D.** (T)

Director

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Jimmie D. Givens, M.P.H.** (P)

Acting Chief, Statistical Technology

Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Marjorie S. Greenberg, M.A.** (R)

Chief, Data Policy and Standards Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Barbara J. Haupt, D.V.M.** (II)

Health Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Suzanne G. Haynes, Ph.D. (D)

Assistant Director for Science, Office

of Women’s Health

U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 730-B

Washington, DC 20201

John W. Horm, M.Sci.** (E)

Director, Research Data Center

Office of the Center Director

Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D.** (XX)

Statistician (Demographer)

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

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Clifford L. Johnson, M.S.P.H.** (BBB)

Deputy Director

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Sandra W. Johnson, M.S.S.A. (PP)

Consultant, National Center for

Statistics and Analysis

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Department of Transportation

400 7th Street, SW, Room 6125

Washington, DC 20590

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.** (CCC)

Health Statistician

Division of Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Hetty Khan, M.S., M.G.A.** (AAA)

Health Informatics Specialist

Data Policy and Standards Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.** (Y)

Director

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Richard J. Klein, M.P.H.** (RR)

Chief, Data Monitoring and Analysis

Branch

Division of Health Promotion Statistics

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Samuel P. Korper, Ph.D., M.P.H. (J)

Senior Advisor, Office of Applied

Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16-105

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D.** (NN)

Senior Staff Fellow

Division of Health and Utilization

Analysis

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Rose Maria Li, Ph.D., M.B.A. (YY)

Health Scientist Administrator, Center

for Population Research

National Institute on Child Health and

Human Development

National Institutes of Health

6100 Executive Boulevard, Room

8B07

Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Denise Love, M.B.A. (KK)

Executive Director

National Association of Health Data

Organizations

50 North Medical Drive

Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

– 83 –
Jacqueline Wilson Lucas, M.P.H.**

(MM)

Health Statistician and Epidemiologist

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ronald Manderscheid, Ph.D. (HH)

Chief, State and Community Systems

Development

Center for Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15C-26

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Allen R. Meyers, Ph.D. (S)

Professor, Department of Health

Services

Boston University School of Medicine

and Public Health

715 Albany Street, Talbot W-349

Boston, Massachusetts 02118

Meade W. Morgan, Ph.D. (GG)

Assistant Director for Science

Division of Public Health Surveillance

and Informatics

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS C-08

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

John W. Oswald, M.P.H. (B)

Director, Center for Health Statistics

Minnesota Department of Health

717 Delaware Street, SE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440

Maria F. Owings, Ph.D.** (UU)

Health Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Jane Pearson, Ph.D. (AA)

Chief, Suicide Research Consortium

Division of Intervention and Services

Research

National Institute of Mental Health

National Institutes of Health

6001 Executive Boulevard, Room

8184

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9663

Paul J. Placek, Ph.D.** (W)

Statistician, Data Policy and Standards

Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Robert Pokras, M.A.** (M)

Chief, Hospital Care Statistics Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Patricia W. Potrzebowski, Ph.D. (BB)

Director, Division of Health Statistics

Pennsylvania Department of Health

555 Walnut Street, 6th Floor

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-1900

– 84 –
Carolyn M. Rimes, M.A. (X)

Analyst, Office of Research and

Development, DAD

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard, MS

C4-13-01

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Harry Rosenberg, Ph.D.** (H)

Chief, Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Charles J. Rothwell** (A & F)

Associate Director

Office of Data Processing and Services

Susan Schechter, M.A.** (JJ)

Survey Statistician

Office of Research and Methodology

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.** (L & EE)

Director

Office of the Center Director

Gene D. Therriault, M.S.P.H. (G)

Director, Bureau of Biometrics

New York State Department of Health

Empire State Plaza, Concourse,

Room C144

Albany, New York 12237

Clemencia M. Vargas, D.D.S., Ph.D.**

(SS)

Health Statistician

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Steve Wagner (LL)

Deputy Chief Architect

Business Enterprise Solutions and

Technologies Section

Veterans Health Administration

718 Smyth Road

Manchester, New Hampshire

03104-4098

Katherine K. Wallman (DD)

Chief Statistician of the United States

U.S. Office of Management and

Budget

New Executive Office Building

Washington, DC 20503

David A. Woodwell** (O)

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

( ) Indicates session.

**National Center for Health Statistics

6525 Belcrest Road

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-2003

– 85 –
Susan Abernathy (R)

Program Analyst, National

Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-62

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Joyce C. Abma, Ph.D.** (JJ)

Statistician and Demographer

Reproductive Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Faruque Ahmed (KK)

Medical Epidemiologist

Division of Prevention Research, EPO

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS D-01

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Pamela J. Akison (F & H)

Director, Bureau of Production and

Systems Management

New York State Department of Health

P.O. Box 2602

Albany, New York 12220-2602

Caroline C. Alter (XX)

Research Associate

Perinatal Data Center

March of Dimes

1275 Mamaroneck Avenue

White Plains, New York 10605

Herman A. Alvarado, M.S. (YY)

Statistician and Demographer

Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Washington, DC 20233-8800

Marlene Anderka, M.P.H. (TT)

Director, Office of Statistics and

Evaluation

Bureau of Family and Community

Health

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

250 Washington Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Robert N. Anderson, Ph.D.** (H)

Statistician, Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Gregory L. Armstrong, M.D. (Y)

Medical Epidemiologist, Office of

Surveillance

National Center for Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS C-12

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Jonnae O. Atkinson, M.S.** (MM)

Statistician, Reproductive Statistics

Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Program Session Presenters

– 86 –
Kathleen K. Baker, Ph.D. (MM)

Research Statistician, Office of Health

Status Monitoring

Hawaii Department of Health

1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 104

Honolulu, Hawaii 96801

Judy K. Ball, Ph.D., M.P.A. (J)

DAWN Team Leader, Office of Applied

Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16-105

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Robert Balzer, Ph.D. (A)

Division Director, Software Sciences

Division

Information Sciences Institute

4676 Admiralty Way

Marina Del Rey, California 90292

Steven M. Banks, Ph.D. (PP)

Chief Mathematician

The Bristol Observatory

21 Hewitt Road

Bristol, Vermont 05443

Michael A. Barry (AA)

Associate Director for Information and

Health Policy

Public Health Foundation

1220 L Street, NW, Suite 350

Washington, DC 20005

Ursula Bauer, Ph.D. (B)

Chronic Disease Epidemiologist

Florida Department of Health

2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #A-12

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1734

Linda L. Bean** (Z)

CD-ROM Project Coordinator

Data Dissemination Branch

Division of Data Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

Neil G. Bennett, Ph.D. (DD)

Director of Demographic Research and

Analysis

National Center for Children in

Poverty

Columbia University

154 Haven Avenue

New York, New York 10032

Christina Bethell, Ph.D., M.P.H.,

M.B.A. (KK)

Director, Accountability Measurement

Foundation for Accountability

520 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 700

Portland, Oregon 97204

Ron Bialek (RR)

Executive Director

Public Health Foundation

1220 L Street, NW, Room 350

Washington, DC 20815

Jerome E. Bickenbach, L.L.B. (X)

Professor, Department of Philosophy

Queen’s University

Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada

Elyce A. Biddle (AAA)

Economist

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health

1095 Willowdale Road

Morgantown, West Virginia 26505

– 87 –
John O. Billy, Ph.D. (E)

Director, Center for Public Health

Research and Evaluation

BATTELLE

4000 NE 41st Street

Seattle, Washington 98105-5428

Greg W. Binzer (K)

Vice President and Associate Director

Westat, Inc.

1650 Research Boulevard, GA-L56

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Tor Bjerkedal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

(DD)

Chief Medical Officer

National Insurance Administration

Drammensveien 60

0241 Oslo, Norway

Sandra A. Black, Ph.D. (CCC)

Assistant Professor

University of Texas Medical Branch

301 University Boulevard, 2-87

Galveston, Texas 77555-0860

Jimmy Blanton, M.P.A., M.A. (PP)

Research Specialist, Bureau of State

Health Data and Policy Analysis

Texas Department of Health

1100 West 49th Street

Austin, Texas 78756-3199

Stephen J. Blumberg, Ph.D.** (WW)

Survey Statistician, Division of Health

Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Randy Bowman, M.S. (OO)

Principal Technical Specialist

The Orkand Corporation

7799 Leesburg Pike

Falls Church, Virginia 22043-2499

Robert M. Brackbill, Ph.D., M.P.H. (E)

Epidemiologist, CDC Direct Assignee

New York City Department of Health

125 Worth Street, Room 315

New York, New York 10013

Bruce M. Brock, Ph.D., M.P.H. (DD)

President

Information Transfer Systems, Inc.

1250 North Main Street

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

Dwight B. Brock, Ph.D. (AA)

Chief, Biometry Branch

Office of Epidemiology, Demography,

and Biometry

National Institute on Aging

National Institutes of Health

7201 Wisconsin Avenue, MSC 9205

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9205

Donna J. Brogan, Ph.D. (D)

Professor of Biostatistics

Rollins School of Public Health

Emory University

1518 Clifton Road, NE, Room 324

Atlanta, Georgia 30322

E. Richard Brown, Ph.D. (YY)

Director, Center for Health Policy

Research

University of California at Los Angeles

650 Charles E. Young Drive

Los Angeles, California 90095-1772

– 88 –
Natasha Cabrera, Ph.D. (N)

Expert in Child Development, Center

for Population Research

National Institute on Child Health and

Human Development

National Institutes of Health

6100 Executive Boulevard, Room

8B07

Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Cavan P. Capps (Z)

Chief, Survey Modernization

Programming Branch

Demographics Surveys Division

U.S. Bureau of the Census

4700 Silver Hill Road, Building 3,

Room 3364

Washington, DC 20233

Daniel Carr, Ph.D. (P)

Professor, Computer Science and

Statistics

Applied and Engineering Statistics

Department

George Mason University

Science and Technology II Building

Fairfax, Virginia 22030

Alicia L. Carriquiry, Ph.D. (BBB)

Associate Professor, Department of

Statistics

Iowa State University

222 Shedecor Hall

Ames, Iowa 50011-1210

Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D. (RR)

Director, Division of Policy and Data

Office of Minority Health, OPHS

5515 Security Lane, Room 1000

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Rachel A. Caspar, M.A. (K)

Senior Survey Methodologist

Survey Methods Research Program

Research Triangle Institute

3040 Cornwallis

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27709-2194

Edgar Chambers IV, Ph.D. (JJ)

Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Kansas State University

Justin Hall

Manhattan, Kansas 66506

Li-Wei Chao, M.D. (E)

Research Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate

The Wharton School, University of

Pennsylvania

117 N. 15th Street, #2302

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19102-1521

Marcus W. Cheatham, Ph.D. (U)

Analyst, Community Health

Assessment

Ingham County Health Department

5303 South Cedar, P.O. Box 30161

Lansing, Michigan 48909-7661

– 89 –
Donna Chen, M.D., M.P.H. (AA)

Research Scientist, Southeastern Rural

Mental Health Research Center

University of Virginia

Box 393, Health Sciences Center

Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

Christopher G. Chute, M.D., Dr.P.H.

(LL)

Professor of Medical Informatics, Mayo

Medical School

Mayo Foundation

200 1st Street, SW

Rochester, Minnesota 55905

Susan D. Cochran, Ph.D., M.S. (D)

Professor, Department of Epidemiology

University of California School of

Public Health

10833 Le Conte Boulevard, Room

71-254 CHS

Los Angeles, California 90095-1772

Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D. (VV)

Senior Research Manager, Center for

Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 500

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Steven B. Cohen, Ph.D. (VV)

Director, Statistical Research and

Methods

Center for Cost and Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Street, Room 500

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Alan Constanian, M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.

(X)

Division of Health Program Analysis

and Evaluation

Tricare Management Activity, DOD

511 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810

Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3806

Philip F. Cooper, Ph.D. (VV)

Economist, Center for Cost and

Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Street

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Anna M. Cox, M.S. (I)

Research Coordinator

Community Policy Analysis Center

University of Missouri

200 Mumford Hall

Columbia, Missouri 65211

James J. Crall, D.D.S., Sc.D. (SS)

Head, Department of Pediatric

Dentistry, and Associate Dean for

Program Evaluation and Planning

University of Connecticut, School of

Dental Medicine

263 Farmington Avenue, L-6082

Farmington, Connecticut 06030-1610

Carlos J. Crespo, Dr.P.H., M.S. (SS)

Assistant Professor, Department of

Health and Fitness

American University

4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20016-8017

– 90 –
Janet B. Croft, Ph.D. (QQ)

Epidemiologist, Cardiovascular Health

Branch

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-45

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717

Bill J. Crouch, M.P.H. (UU)

President

Bill J. Crouch and Associates

210 MacCorkle Avenue, SE

Charleston, West Virginia 25314

Lester R. Curtin, Ph.D.** (ZZ)

Acting Associate Director

Office of Research and Methodology

Sally C. Curtin, M.A.** (UU)

Statistician, Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

C. Scott Danos, M.P.H. (GG)

Public Health Advisor

Division of Sexually Transmitted

Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS E-63

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717

Charles A. Darby, M.A. (X)

Social Science Administrator

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 502

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Amy J. Davidoff, Ph.D. (WW)

Research Associate, Health Policy

Center

The Urban Institute

2100 M Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Karina Davidson, Ph.D. (CCC)

Psychology Department

University of Alabama

Box 870348

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0348

Jac Davies (RR)

Acting Assistant Secretary

Epidemiology, Health Statistics, and

Public Health Laboratory Division

Washington State Department of

Health

1102 SE Quince Street

PO Box 47811

Olympia, Washington 98504-7811

Peter Davis, Ph.D. (QQ)

Professor of Public Health

Christchurch School of Medicine

P.O. Box 4345

Christchurch, New Zealand

Robert Davis (R)

SPARCS Coordinator

Information Systems and Health

Statistics

New York State Department of Health

733 Broadway

Albany, New York 12237-0023

– 91 –
J. Michael Dean, M.D. (G)

Professor of Pediatrics

University of Utah, School of

Medicine

4529 S. Parkview Drive

Salt Lake City, Utah 84124

Johanna Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D. (BBB)

Professor of Medicine and Community

Health

Francis Stein Nutrition Center

Tufts University School of Medicine

and Nutrition

750 Washington Street, #783

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Mark D. Egbert (U)

GIS Coordinator, Center for Health and

Environmental Information and

Statistics

Colorado Department of Health and

Environment

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

Denver, Colorado 80246-1530

Mary D. Emerson (V)

Technical Advisor, Office of

Information Services

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard, MS

N2-14-26

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Roseanne English (GG)

Management Analyst, Health

Information and Surveillance

Systems Board

Epidemiology Program Office

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS C-08

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Holly J. Fedeyko, M.P.H. (W)

Disability Studies Fellow

Division of Child Development,

Disability, and Health

National Center for Environmental

Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-29

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724

Ronald R. Fichtner, Ph.D. (GG)

Chief, Prevention Informatics Office

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB

Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-08

Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4018

Karl S. Finison, M.A. (Q)

Director of Research

Maine Health Information Center

One Association Drive , P.O. Box 360

Manchester, Massachusetts

04351-0360

– 92 –
Burke Fishburn, M.P.P. (B)

Senior Policy Analyst, Office of

Smoking and Health

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-50

Atlanta, Georgia 30341

Mark A. Flotow, M.A. (XX)

Statistician

Illinois Department of Public Health

525 W. Jefferson Street

Springfield, Illinois 62761

Paula Fomby, M.S. (E)

Doctoral Candidate, Department of

Sociology

University of Wisconsin at Madison

1180 Observatory Drive

Madison, Wisconsin 53706

Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D. (II & NN)

Associate Social Scientist

RAND Corporation

1333 H Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20005

Mark C. Fulcomer, Ph.D. (U)

32 Rebecca Court

West Trenton, New Jersey 08628

Vijay Ganju, Ph.D. (HH)

Director, Department of Planning,

Research, and Evaluation

Texas Department of Mental Health

and Mental Retardation

P.O. Box 12668

Austin, Texas 78711

Shirley A. Gerrior, Ph.D., R.D. (DD)

Senior Nutritionist, Center for

Nutrition, Policy, and Promotion

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1120 20th Street, NW, Suite 200 North

Washington, DC 20036

Joseph Gfroerer (J)

Director, Office of Applied Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16-105

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Ziya Gizlice, Ph.D. (XX)

Statistician, State Center for Health

Statistics

North Carolina Division of Public

Health

P.O. Box 29538

Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0538

Marsha R. Gold, Sc.D. (X)

Senior Fellow

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 550

Washington, DC 20024-2512

Joshua R. Goldstein, Ph.D. (MM)

Assistant Professor of Sociology and

Public Affairs

Office of Population Research

Princeton University

21 Prospect Avenue

Princeton, New Jersey 08544

– 93 –
Michael Graven, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.

(PP)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

800 Marshall Street

Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

Stacie M. Greby, D.V.M., M.P.H. (II)

ASPH/CDC ASTR Fellow

National Immunization Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-61

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Angela Dungee Greene, M.A. (N)

Senior Research Analyst

Child Trends, Inc.

4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20008

Janet L. Guerrero, M.S. (O)

Mathematical Statistician

Office of Statistics and Programming

National Center for Injury Prevention

and Control

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-59

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724

Xuguang Guo, Ph.D. (Y)

Research Epidemiologist

Analytical Sciences, Inc.

2605 Meridian Parkway, Suite 200

Durham, North Carolina 27713

Margaret J. Hall, Ph.D.** (UU)

Health Statistician, Hospital Care

Statistics Branch

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ann M. Hardy, Dr.P.H.** (T)

Senior Program Management Officer

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Ellen Harris, Dr.P.H. (BBB)

Assistant Director, Beltsville Human

Nutrition Research Center

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Building 308, Room 223 BARC-E

Beltsville, Maryland 20705

Roderick J. Harrison, Ph.D. (MM)

Director, Data Bank

The Joint Center for Political and

Economic Studies

1090 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20005

Dorothy S. Harshbarger, M.S. (BB)

State Registrar and Director, Center for

Health Statistics

Alabama Department of Public Health

P.O. Box 303017

Montgomery, Alabama 36103-3017

– 94 –
La Mar Hasbrouck, M.D., M.P.H. (NN)

EIS Officer and Medical

Epidemiologist, Division of Violence

Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention

and Control

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-60

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724

Esther Hing, M.P.H.** (FF)

Survey Statistician, Division of Health

Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

John W. Horm, M.Sci.** (C, W, Z, &

WW)

Director, Research Data Center

Office of the Center Director

John F. Hough, Dr.P.H. (S)

Health Scientist, Division of Child

Development, Disability, and Health

National Center for Environmental

Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, MS F-29

Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724

Timothy S. Howard, M.B.A. (P)

President

Galt Associates, L.L.C.

21240 Ridgetop Court, Suite 140

Sterling, Virginia 20164

Matthew P. Janicki, Ph.D. (S)

Research Professor and Co-Director

Centre on Intellectual Disabilities

University at Albany

Richardson Hall, Room 280

Albany, New York 12222

Camille A. Jones, M.D., M.P.H. (Y)

Director, Epidemiology Program

National Institute of Diabetes,

Digestive, and Kidney Diseases

National Institutes of Health

45 Center Drive, Room 6AS-13K

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6600

Alan F. Karr, Ph.D. (A)

Associate Director

National Institute of Statistical Sciences

19 Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 14006

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27709-4006

David W. Keer, M.A. (S)

Co-Chair, Interagency Subcommittee

on Disability Statistics

Office of Special Education

Rehabilitation Services

National Institute on Disabilities and

Rehabilitation Research

400 Maryland Avenue, SW,

Room 3431A

Washington, DC 20202-2646

Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.**

(MM & BBB)

Director, Division of Health

Examination Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

– 95 –
Susan Kinne, Ph.D. (S)

Research Assistant Professor

University of Washington School of

Public Health and Community

Medicine

146 North Canal Street, Building #313

Seattle, Washington 98103

Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H. (OS)

Director

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS D-14

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Jean L. Kristeller, Ph.D. (JJ)

Director, Walther Cancer Research

Program

Department of Psychology

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana 47809

Hsiang-Ching Kung, Ph.D.** (AA)

Mathematical Statistician, Mortality

Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Garland Land, M.P.H. (KK)

Director, Center for Health Information

Management and Epidemiology

Missouri State Department of Health

920 Wildwood

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0570

Eric L. Lang, Ph.D. (P)

Principal Research Scientist

Sociometrics Corporation

170 State Street, Suite 260

Los Altos, California 94022-2812

Michael R. Lavoie, M.A. (BB)

Director, Vital Records Section

Division of Public Health

Georgia Department of Human

Resources

47 Trinity Avenue, SW, Room 217-H

Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5600

Jack K. Leiss, Ph.D. (PP)

Public Health Research Division

Analytical Sciences, Inc.

2605 Meridian Parkway

Durham, North Carolina 27713

Suet T. Lim, Ph.D. (D)

Chief, Health Statistics and Research

Section

Montgomery County Health

Department

1430 DeKalb Street,

Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401-0311

Mark Lino, Ph.D. (DD)

Economist, Center for Nutrition Policy

and Promotion

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1120 20th Street, NW,

Suite 200 N. Lobby

Washington, DC 20036-3406

– 96 –
Karen L. Lipkind, M.Ed.** (QQ)

Statistician, Division of Health Care

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Laura Lippman (DD)

National Center for Education Statistics

U.S. Department of Education

555 New Jersey Avenue, NW,

Room 402N

Washington, DC 20208-5650

Eleanor Locklin, M.S.W., M.P.H. (S)

Doctoral Student, School of Social

Work

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

301 Pittsboro Street, CB #3550

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

27599-3550

Stephen H. Long, Ph.D. (FF)

Senior Economist

RAND Corporation

1333 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Anne C. Looker, Ph.D.** (Y)

Senior Research Epidemiologist

Division of Health Examination

Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Daniel P. Lorence, Ph.D. (LL)

Senior Research Analyst

American Health Information

Management Association

919 North Michigan Avenue,

Room 1400

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Sana Loue, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. (YY)

Associate Professor, Department of

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Case Western Reserve University

2500 Metro Health Drive

Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998

Denise Love, M.B.A. (F)

Executive Director

National Association of Health Data

Organizations

50 North Medical Drive

Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

Jacqueline B. Lucas, M.P.H.** (T)

Health Statistician and Epidemiologist

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Karin A. Mack, Ph.D. (NN)

Epidemiologist, Behavioral

Surveillance Branch

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, MS K-30

Atlanta, Georgia 30341

– 97 –
Deborah R. Maiese, M.P.A. (RR)

Senior Prevention Policy Advisor

Office of Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion

Department of Health and Human

Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW,

Room 738-G

Washington, DC 20201

Gary Marchionini, Ph.D. (A)

Cary C. Boshamer, Professor

School of Information and Library

Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

CB #3360 Manning Hall

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

Jerome H. Markovitz, M.D., M.P.H.

(CCC)

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Preventive Medicine

Department of Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham

1717 11th Avenue, South #728

Birmingham, Alabama 35294-4410

Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.** (XX)

Statistician, Reproductive Statistics

Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Robert W. Mayes (CC)

Director, Information Systems Group

Office of Clinical Standards and

Quality

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard, S3-26-13

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D. (I)

Professor, Department of Psychology

School of Public Health

University of California at Los Angeles

P.O. Box 951563

Los Angeles, California 90095-1563

Glen P. Mays, M.P.H. (FF)

Research Association

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill

140 Rosenau Hall

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

27599-7400

Donna D. McAlpine, M.A. (II)

Research Associate, Institute for

Health, Health Care Policy, and

Aging Research

Rutgers University

30 College Avenue

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08904

Janey Sturtz McMillen, Ph.D. (W)

Investigator, Frank Porter Graham

Child Development Center

University of North Carolina

CB#8185

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

27599-8185

– 98 –
Allen R. Meyers, Ph.D. (X)

Professor, Department of Health

Services

Boston University, School of Medicine

and Public Health

715 Albany Street, Talbot W-349

Boston, Massachusetts 02118

Ivan D. Montoya, M.D., M.P.H. (SS)

Director

American Psychiatric Association

1400 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Deanna S. Mool, A.B., J.D. (C)

Chief Counsel

Illinois Department of Public Health

535 W. Jefferson Street, 5th Floor

Springfield, Illinois 62761

Michael J. Morgan, M.P.H., Ph.D.,

R.N. (LL)

Assistant Professor and Graduate

Program Director

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh,

College of Nursing

800 Algoma Boulevard, NE, 148

Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901-0660

Christopher L. Moriarity, M.S.** (ZZ)

Mathematical Statistician, Survey

Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Ana Maria Murgueytio, M.D. (W)

Institute for Disability Studies

St. Louis University

16349 Valley Oaks Estates Court

Wildwood, Missouri 63005

Denis Nash, M.P.H. (D)

U.S. Epidemic Intelligence Service

Officer

U.S. Public Health Service/CDC

346 Broadway, Room 706

New York, New York 10013

Wanda Nicholson, M.D., M.P.H. (O)

Assistant Professor of Gynecology and

Obstetrics

Johns Hopkins Medical Services

Corporation

1000 E. Eager Street, Room 3020-B

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Christine Nord, Ph.D. (N)

Senior Research Scientist

Westat, Inc.

1650 Research Boulevard

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D. (BB)

State Registrar and Acting Chief

Office of Health Status Monitoring

Hawaii State Department of Health

1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 104

Honolulu, Hawaii 96801

Adrienne C. Oneto (K)

Chief, Health Surveys Branch

U. S. Bureau of the Census

FB# 3, Room 3442

Washington, DC 20233

Luis Paita (KK)

Director

Office of Health Data Analysis

288 North 1460 West

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4004

– 99 –
Elsie R. Pamuk, Ph.D.** (T)

Acting Director, Division of

Epidemiology and Health Promotion

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Jennifer D. Parker, Ph.D.** (MM)

Senior Staff Fellow

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Roy Gibson Parrish, M.D. (TT)

Senior Public Health Scientist

Epidemiology Program Office

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS C-08

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Patricia M. Peyton (V)

Health Insurance Specialist, Office of

Information Services

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, Maryland 21244

Kirk T. Phillips, M.S.W. (Q)

Health Management Consultant

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

of Iowa

636 Grand, Station 225

Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Donna Pickett, M.P.H.** (AAA)

Medical Systems Administrator

Data Policy and Standards Staff

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Sandra L. Poirier, Ed.D., LD (HH)

Human Sciences Ext. Agent II

University of Florida Cooperative

Extension Service

3245 College Avenue

Davie, Florida 33314

William E. Pollard, Ph.D. (U)

Health Communication Research

Fellow

Division of Health Communications

Office of Communication

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS D-42

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Eve Powell-Griner, Ph.D. (SS)

Chief, Survey Operations Section,

Behavioral Surveillance Branch

National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Bufford Highway, NE, MS K-47

Atlanta, Georgia 30341

Sandra L. Putnam, Ph.D. (P)

Director and Research Professor

Community Health Research Group

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

600 Henley Street, Room 309

Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4133

Daniel I. Rees, Ph.D. (E)

Assistant Professor of Economics

University of Colorado at Denver

Campus Box 181

Denver, Colorado 80217-3364

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Nancy E. Reichman, Ph.D. (N)

Project Director, Fragile Families and

Child Well-Being

Office of Population Research

Princeton University

21 Prospect Avenue

Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5804

Joseph A. Reid, Ph.D. (GG)

Associate Director for Science

Information Systems Management

Office

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS D-45

Atlanta, Georgia 30329

Randall J. Remmel, Ph.D., M.B.A. (G)

Research Assistant Professor

National Center for Education in

Maternal and Child Health

Georgetown University

2000 15th Street North, #701

Arlington, Virginia 22201

Cynthia A. Reuben, M.S.** (T)

Health Statistician, Division of

Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Kathleen M. Robinette (K)

Air Force Research Laboratory, HECP

2255 H Street

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

45433-7022

Richard G. Rogers, Ph.D. (AA)

Professor of Sociology and Faculty

Research Associate

Population Program

University of Colorado at Boulder

1424 Broadway, Campus Box 484

Boulder, Colorado 80309-0484

Mark R. Rosenzweig, Ph.D. (YY)

Professor, Department of Economics

University of Pennsylvania

3718 Locust Walk

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19104-6297

Paul J. Rowan, M.A. (CCC)

Clinical Student, Psychology

Department

University of Alabama

Box 870348

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0348

Barbara A. Rudolph, Ph.D. (Q)

Director, Center of Health Statistics

Bureau of Health Information

1 West Wilson Street, Room 372

Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7984

William Rumpler, Ph.D. (BBB)

Research Physiologist, Protein Energy

Laboratory

Beltsville Human Nutrition Center

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Building 308, Room 206

Beltsville, Maryland 20705

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Eileen Salinsky, M.B.A. (R)

Senior Manager

The Lewin Group

3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800

Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4504

A. Dianne Schmidley, M.A. (YY)

Statistician and Demographer

Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Washington, DC 20233-8800

Charlotte A. Schoenborn, M.P.H.** (T)

Health Statistician, Division of Health

Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Steven Schwartz, Ph.D. (BB)

Director, Vital Statistics and

Epidemiology

New York City Department of Health

125 Worth Street, Box 7

New York, New York 10013

Fred Seitz, Ph.D.** (QQ)

Statistician, Division of Health

Promotion Statistics

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Thomas M. Selden (VV)

Service Fellow, Center Cost and

Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Street

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Iris M. Shimizu, Ph.D.** (ZZ)

Mathematical Statistician, Survey

Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Barbara G. Silverman, M.D., M.P.H.

(II)

Medical Officer, Research and

Evaluation Group

Division of Health Systems Research

Office of Strategic Planning

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard, MS

C3-20-17

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Rune J. Simeonsson, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

(W)

Professor

University North Carolina

521 South Greensboro Street, CB 8185

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

27278-8185

Kosal Ilayperuma Simon (FF)

Graduate Student

University of Maryland

Tyding 3105B

College Park, Maryland 20742

James A. Singleton, M.S. (NN)

Epidemiologist, National Immunization

Program

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-61

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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Robert W. Sloss, M.S.** (Z)

Computer Scientist, Division of Data

Services

Office of Data Processing and Services

Alice E. Smith, M.S.W., Ph.D. (I)

66 Massasoit Trail

Brewster, Massachusetts 02631

Phil Smith, Ph.D. (WW)

Mathematical Statistician, National

Immunization Survey

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-62

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

David Solet, Ph.D. (TT)

Assistant Chief of Epidemiology

Epidemiology, Planning, and

Evaluation Unit

Seattle-King County Department of

Public Health

999 Third Avenue, Suite 1200

Seattle, Washington 98104

Freya Sonenstein, Ph.D. (N)

Director, Population Studies Center

Urban Institute

2100 M Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Paul D. Sorlie, Ph.D. (H)

Leader, Analytical Resources Scientific

Research Group

Epidemiology and Biometry Program

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute

National Institutes of Health

6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8176

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1455

Marie-Jo Sourty-Le Guellec, Ph.D.

(UU)

Senior Researcher

Documentation En Economie De La

Sante

CREDES

1 rue Paul Cezanne

75008 Paris, France

Randall S. Stafford, M.D., M.P.P., Ph.D.

(O)

Senior Scientist, Institute for Health

Policy

Massachusetts General Hospital and

Partners Health Care, Inc.

50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2698

P. Clay Stephens, P.A., M.Phil. (I)

Research Scientist, Department of

Epidemiology

New York State Department of Health

Corning Tower, Room 729, ESP

Albany, New York 12237

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Henk Swinkels, Ph.D. (CCC)

Department for Health Statistics

Central Bureau of Statistics

Statistics Netherlands

Kloosterweg 1, Post Bus 4481

6401 CZ Hearlen, The Netherlands

Tom Trabin, Ph.D. (HH)

Vice President

Institute for Behavioral Health Care

1110 Mar West Street, Suite E

Tiburon, California 94920

Deborah Tress, J.D. (C)

Senior Attorney, Office of the General

Counsel

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS D-53

Atlanta, Georgia 30087

Deborah H. Trunzo (J)

DASIS Team Leader, Office of Applied

Studies

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16-105

Rockville, Maryland 20857

Jessica P. Vistnes, Ph.D. (VV)

Economist, Center for Cost and

Financing Studies

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

2101 East Jefferson Street

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Daniel R. Waldo (CC)

Acting Deputy Director, Office of

Strategic Planning

Health Care Financing Administration

7500 Security Boulevard,

MS-C3-25-17

Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Mark E. Wallace (F)

Chief, Economic Planning Staff

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Room 2578-3

Washington, DC 20233

Charles W. Warren, Ph.D. (B)

Senior Behavioral Scientist

Office on Smoking and Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, MS K-50

Atlanta, Georgia 30341

Patricia Welch, M.S.S.A. (W)

Research Assistant

Washington University

Campus Box 1196

One Brookings Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899

Kristine B. White, M.A. (OO)

Systems Analyst

Westat, Inc.

1650 Research Boulevard

Rockville, Maryland 20850

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Nancy Wilber, Ed.D. (OO)

Project Manager, Office of Statistics

and Evaluation

Bureau of Family and Community

Health

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health

250 Washington Street, 5th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4619

LTC Thomas V. Williams, Ph.D. (JJ)

Director, Office of Program Evaluation,

Health Program Analysis, and

Evaluation

U. S. Department of Defense

5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1000

Falls Church, Virginia 22041

Alvan O. Zarate, Ph.D.** (C)

Confidentiality Officer

Office of Planning, Budget, and

Legislation

Laura L. Zayatz, M.S. (C)

Disclosure Limitation Research Group

Leader, Statistical Research Division

U.S. Bureau of the Census

SRD 3209-4

Washington, DC 20233

Michael S. Zdeb, M.S. (G)

Research Scientist V, Family Health,

Bureau of Women’s Health

New York State Department of Health

Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower

Albany, New York 12237-0657

( ) Indicates session.

**National Center for Health Statistics

6525 Belcrest Road

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-2003

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Amy Auchincloss**

ASPH Fellow

Office of Data Standards, Program

Development, and Extramural

Programs

Jimmy Blanton, M.P.A., M.A.

Research Specialist

Bureau of State Health Data and

Policy Analysis

Texas Department of Health

1100 West 49th Street

Austin, Texas 78756-3199

Dharma E. Cortes

Research Associate

University of Massachusetts at Boston

Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino

Community Development and

Public Policy

100 Morrissey Boulevard

Boston, Massachusetts 02125

Maxine Denniston

Biostatistician

Behavioral Research Center

American Cancer Society

1599 Clifton Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30329

Juan Rafael Albertorio Diaz, M.A.

IRTA Fellow NIDCD-GRI

Gallaudet Research Institute

800 Florida Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20002-3695

Dorothy D. Dunlop, Ph.D.

Statistician

Institute for Health Services Research

and Policy Studies

Northwestern University

629 Noyes Street

Evanston, Illinois 60208

Raymond Fink, Ph.D.

Professor

The Learning Center

New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York 10595

Virginia M. Freid, M.S.**

Statistician, Division of Health and

Utilization Analysis

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Anna Gaichas, M.S.

Statistician, Injury and Violence

Prevention Unit

Minnesota Department of Health

Post Office Box 64882

St Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882

Sandria L. Godwin, Ph.D., R.D.

Associate Professor

Tennessee State University

3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard

Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1561

Susan E. Griest, M.P.H.

Senior Research Associate

Oregon Hearing Research Center,

NRC 04

Oregon Health Sciences University

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road

Portland, Oregon 97201-3098

Poster Presenters

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Anjum Hajat, M.P.H.**

Illness and Disability Statistics Branch

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Barbara A. Haley, Ph.D.

Sociologist, Office of Lead Hazard

Control

Department of Housing and Urban

Development

451 7th Street, SW, Room B-133

Washington, DC 20410

Katherine E. Heck, M.P.H.**

Fellow

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Lisa Hoeschele

Program Coordinator, Zero Adolescent

Pregnancy

Courtland County Health Department

60 Central Avenue

Courtland, New York 13045

Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D.**

Statistician Demographer

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D.**

Health Statistician

Division of Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Meena Khare**

Mathematical Statistician (Biomedical)

Survey Design Staff

Office of Research and Methodology

Jay H. Kim, Ph.D.

Statistician (Health) and Epidemiologist

Division of Respiratory Disease

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

1095 Willowdale Road

Morgantown, West Virginia 26508

Hsiang-Ching Kung, Ph.D.**

Mathematical Statistician

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Jennifer Manlove, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Child Trends, Inc.

4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite

100

Washington, DC 20008

Greg O’Neill, Ph.D.

Research Analyst

National Academy on an Aging

Society

1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 250

Washington, DC 20005-1503

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Christina H. Park, Ph.D.**

Survey Statistician

Division of Health Care Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

Jennifer D. Parker, Ph.D.**

Senior Staff Fellow

Division of Epidemiology

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Arlinda Kaba Rolett, D.D.S., M.P.H.**

ATPM Fellow

Infant and Child Health Studies Branch

Division of Health and Utilization

Analysis

Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and

Health Promotion

Christine Schober, R.N.

Graduate Student in Epidemiology and

Nursing

University of California at Los Angeles

c/o Susan Cochran

Los Angeles, California 90095-1772

Dina M. Schreinemachers, Dr.P.H.

Health Scientist

Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch

Human Studies Division, NHEERL

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Mail Drop 58-A

Research Triangle Park,

North Carolina 27711

Chester Scott**

Survey Statistician

Mortality Statistics Branch

Division of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital and Health Statistics

Systems

John J. Stretch, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Social Service

St. Louis University

3550 Lindell Boulevard

St. Louis, Missouri 63103

Linda Thiel, O.P., D.N.Sc., R.N.C.S.,

F.N.P.

Assistant Professor

The Catholic University of America

620 Michigan Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20064

Karen R. Whitaker**

Lab Manager

Office of Research and Methodology

Gordon B. Willis, Ph.D.

Research Methodologist

Research Triangle Institute

6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 420

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Rudolph Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Political Science and

Economics

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, Virginia 23504

**National Center for Health Statistics

6525 Belcrest Road

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-2003

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ADSS Alcohol and Drug Services Survey

AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

CAPI Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing

CASI Computer-Assisted Self Interviewing

CATI Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing

CPR Computer-Based Patient Record

CSFII Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals

DASIS Drug and Alcohol Services Information System

DAWN Drug Abuse Warning Network

ECLS-B Early Childhood Longitudinal Study—Birth Cohort

EHS Early Headstart Evaluation

FERRET Federal Electronic Research and Review Extraction Tool

FFS Fragile Families Survey

GIS Geographic Information Systems

HCFA Health Care Financing Administration

HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision

ICD–10–CM International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification

ICIDH-2 International Classification of Impairments, Activities, and Participation: A Manual of

Dimensions of Disablement and Functioning, beta-2 version

NAMCS National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

NEHIS National Employer Health Insurance Survey

NFI National Fatherhood Initiative

NHAMCS National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

NHANES III National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Acronym Decoder

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NHDS National Hospital Discharge Survey

NHHCS National Home and Hospice Care Survey

NHIS National Health Interview Survey

NHSDA National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

NMFS National Mortality Followback Survey

NNHS National Nursing Home Survey

NSAS National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery

NSFG National Survey of Family Growth

NVSS National Vital Statistics System

OMB Office of Management and Budget

PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

SETS Statistical Export and Tabulation System

WHO World Health Organization

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A

access to health care, X

administrative simplification, R

administrative data sets, PP

age adjustment H, RR

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research (AHCPR), VV

aging people, II, NN

Alcohol and Drug Services Survey

(ADSS), J

Alcohol Services Information System,

Drug and, J

Ambulatory Medical Care Survey,

National, O, Q, QQ, ZZ

Ambulatory Surgery, National Survey

of, M, UU

Audio Computer Assisted Self

Interviewing, K

B

beneficiaries, CC

C

Census 2000, MM

children, N, O, DD

community level data, E, I, TT

Computer-Assisted Self Interviewing

(CASI), K

Computer-Assisted Personal

Interviewing (CAPI), T

Computer-Assisted Telephone

Interviewing (CATI), K

Computer-Based Patient Record (CPR),

LL

confidentiality, C, G

Continuing Survey of Food Intake by

Individuals (CSFII), BBB

core data elements, AAA

D

Data Center, NCHS, Z, WW

digital government, A

disabilities, people with, S, W

dissemination of data, Z

Drug and Alcohol Services Information

System (DASIS), J

Drug Abuse Warning Network

(DAWN), J

E

Early Childhood Longitudinal

Study—Birth Cohort, N

Early Headstart Evaluation (EHS), N

elderly people, II, NN

Employer Health Insurance Survey,

National, FF

encryption, K

Extranets, OO

F

Family Growth, National Survey of, E,

N

Fatherhood Initiative, National, N

Federal Electronic Research and

Review Extraction Tool (FERRET), Z

federal statistical agencies, A, F

followback surveys, AA

food intake, BBB

Fragile Families Survey (FFS), N

future directions for NCHS, L, EE

Topical Index to Sessions

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G

Geographic Information Systems (GIS),

U

H

Headstart Initiative, Early, N

health care, X, KK, LL

health insurance, FF

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), CC

Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act (HIPAA), R, V

Health Plan Employer Data and

Information Set (HEDIS), KK

Healthy People 2010, D, RR

Hispanic/Latino people, SS

Home and Hospice Care Survey,

National, II

hospice care, II

Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey,

National, O, Q, QQ

Hospital Discharge Survey, National,

M, UU, ZZ

Household Survey on Drug Abuse,

National, J

I

identifiers, V

immigrant people, YY

infectious disease surveillance systems,

GG

information technology, K, OO

integrated data systems, AAA

International Classification of Diseases,

10th Revision (ICD-10), H, RR

International Classification of Diseases,

10th Revision, Clinical Modification

(ICD-10 CM), AAA

International Classification of

Impairments, Activities, and

Participation (ICIDH-2), W

Internet, P, TT

Interview Survey, National Health, T,

ZZ

L

large-scale surveys, ZZ

Latino people, SS

linked data sets, G, PP

local data, E, I, TT

long-term care, II

M

Medicaid, B, KK

Medicare, KK

mental health, J, HH, CCC

mortality, H, AA, XX

Mortality Followback Survey, National,

AA

N

natality, XX

National Ambulatory Medical Care

Survey (NAMCS), O, Q, QQ, ZZ

National Employer Health Insurance

Survey (NEHIS), FF

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), N

National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey III (NHANES III),

Y, BBB, ZZ

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National Health Interview Survey

(NHIS), T, ZZ

National Home and Hospice Care

Survey (NHHCS), II

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical

Care Survey (NHAMCS), O, Q, QQ,

UU

National Hospital Discharge Survey

(NHDS), M, UU, ZZ

National Household Survey on Drug

Abuse (NHSDA), J

National Mortality Followback Survey

(NMFS), AA

National Nursing Home Survey

(NNHS), II

National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery

(NSAS), M, UU

National Survey of Family Growth

(NSFG), E, N

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS),

H, BB, XX

notifiable diseases, GG

Nursing Home Survey, National, II

Nutrition Examination Survey III,

National Health and, Y, BBB, ZZ

O

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Directive 15, MM

P

Patient Record, Computer-Based (CPR),

LL

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act

(PRWORA), YY

policy, data, L, EE

privacy, C, G

Q

questionnaire design, JJ

R

race, MM, RR

S

security, data, K

smoking, B

standard certificates, BB

standards, data, R, AAA

State data, B, C, Q, BB, FF, TT, WW

Statistical Export and Tabulation

System (SETS), Z

Substance Abuse & Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA), J

surveillance systems, GG

survey instruments, D

T

tobacco, B

V

Vital Statistics System, National, H,

BB, XX

W

women, D, E, O, XX

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act,

Personal Responsibility and, YY

World Health Organization (WHO), W

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DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 99-1016

9-0305 (7/99)