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	BRFSS - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
		The BRFSS is a state-based system of health surveys that generate information about health risk behaviors, clinical preventive practices, and health care access and use primarily related to chronic diseases and injury.
		BRFSS may be used to identify emerging health problems; establish and track health objectives; develop, implement, and evaluate a broad array of disease prevention activities; and support health-related legislative efforts.
		BRFSS data are directly weighted for the probability of selection of a telephone number, the number of adults in a household, and the number of telephones in a household.
	www.cdc.gov /brfss/faqs.htm (1373 words)

	BRFSS - About the BRFSS
		As a result, surveys were developed and conducted to monitor state-level prevalence of the major behavioral risks among adults associated with premature morbidity and mortality.
		To determine feasibility of behavioral surveillance, initial point-in-time state surveys were conducted in 29 states from 1981-1983.
		Although the BRFSS was designed to collect state-level data, a number of states from the outset stratified their samples to allow them to estimate prevalence for regions within their respective states.
	www.cdc.gov /brfss/about.htm (644 words)

	DOH: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System FAQs
		They found, however, that the behavioral data needed to plan and guide risk-reduction efforts either were not available or were obtained from specialized household surveys or estimates derived from national surveys.
		By the early 1980s, telephone surveys had emerged as a reliable and affordable way to determine the prevalence of risk behaviors in a population, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started working with state health departments to develop a rapid, low-cost telephone surveillance system using random-digit dialing.
		The goal was for states to collect, analyze, and interpret locally relevant data on risk behaviors and preventive health practices for use in planning, implementing, and measuring the progress of their risk-reduction programs and for developing appropriate policies and legislation.
	doh.dc.gov /doh/cwp/view,a,1374,q,580268,dohNav_GID,1821.asp (557 words)

	The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
		The goal of BRFSS quality assurance activities is to ensure that the BRFSS data are collected with scientific rigor and consistency in order to provide the most accurate data possible.
		The purposes of weighting the BRFSS data are to compensate for unequal probabilities of selection, to adjust for non-response and telephone non-coverage, to ensure that results are consistent with population data and to make population estimates.
		BRFSS data are directly weighted for the probability of selection of a telephone number, the number of adults in a household, and the number of phones in a household.
	health.utah.gov /opha/IBIShelp/brfss/Issues.htm (1664 words)

	AEGiS-MMWR: State- and Sex-Specific Prevalence of Selected Characteristics -- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance ...
		The data from states that participated in the BRFSS in both 1996 and 1997 were aggregated to further increase sample size and, consequently, the stability of the estimate.
		In 1997, among the BRFSS participants who reported ever having had their blood cholesterol level tested, the percentage who reported ever having been told by a health professional that they had high blood cholesterol ranged from 18.2% in the District of Columbia to 34.3% in Illinois (median: 28.7%) (Table 11).
		BRFSS data were frequently used to evaluate progress toward national year 2000 health objectives and to support national health campaigns and programs.
	www.aegis.com /pubs/MMWR/2000/MM49SS06-1.html (5592 words)

	NC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
		The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a random telephone survey of state residents aged 18 and older in households with telephones.
		BRFSS was initially developed in the early 1980s by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with state health departments and is currently conducted in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three United States territories.
		Through BRFSS, information is collected in a routine, standardized manner at the state level on a variety of health behaviors and preventive health practices related to the leading causes of death and disability such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and injuries.
	www.schs.state.nc.us /SCHS/brfss/index.html (285 words)

	Center for Health Statistics -
		The New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey is a telephone survey that is partially funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a component of the national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
		BRFSS survey results are used to monitor selected public health objectives related to disease prevention and healthy behaviors.
		The questionnaire used in the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey is customized on an annual basis by supplementing required and optional modules from the BRFSS questionnaire with a set of state-designed questions approved by CDC.
	www.state.nj.us /health/chs/brfss.htm (510 words)

	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (1989)
		On-going surveillance surveys were conducted in 15 states in 1984, 22 states in 1985, 26 states in 1986, 34 states in 1987, 37 states in 1988, 40 states in 1989, and 45 states in 1990.
		The goal of the system was to collect, analyze, and interpret state-specific behavioral risk factor data, in order to plan, implement, and monitor public health programs.
		The BRFSS is coordinated by the Behavioral Surveillance Branch (BSB), Office of Surveillance and Analysis, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia.
	wonder.cdc.gov /wonder/sci_data/surveys/brfs/type_txt/brfs2.asp (1218 words)

	Behavioral Risk Factors
		The BRFSS is a state-based random telephone survey conducted monthly throughout the U.S. of non-institutionalized adults over age 18.
		Based upon the assumption that healthier lifestyles decrease the risk for disease, a lower score for a state means a lower percentage of that state’s residents are at risk.
		BRFSS then applies a formula to estimate a body mass index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared.
	dsmedinfo.med.utah.edu /hs/5ds3a.html (1596 words)

	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
		Background of Florida BRFSS: Florida is one of 50 states conducting the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) with financial and technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
		This state-based telephone surveillance system is designed to collect data on individual risk behaviors and preventive health practices related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
		BRFSS data set is weighted by density status, geographic region, number of residential telephone numbers, number of adults, age, gender and race/ethnicity.
	www.doh.state.fl.us /Disease_ctrl/epi/brfss/index.htm (719 words)

	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
		The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual statewide telephone surveillance system designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
		BRFSS monitors modifiable risk behaviors and other factors contributing to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the population.
		Data from the BRFSS are useful for planning, initiating, and supporting health promotion and disease prevention programs at the state and federal level, and monitoring progress toward achieving health objectives for the state and nation.
	www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/brfss/index.htm (221 words)

	Survey Description: North Dakota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
		Personal characteristics presented on this website are univariate (i.e., examine each risk factor in relationship to only one characteristic at a time); however, the complexity of health associations are not fully represented by examining single relationships.
		That smoking is indeed a causal factor for heart disease is apparent from a large body of scientific data, but that is not a conclusion that can be drawn from a cross-sectional survey such as this.
		Rather this is a "snapshot" of disease, risk factors and population characteristics for adult residents of North Dakota at a point in time.
	www.health.state.nd.us /brfss/survey (1034 words)

	Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Community Health Assessments: Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BRFSS is administered through a partnership between state health departments and the CDC. CDC provides technical expertise and quality control to ensure that questionnaire design, data collection, and data analysis reflect the best available scientific practice. States, such as Texas, implement BRFSS in a way that best meets their needs and requirements.
		BRFSS data are gathered from telephone interviews with Texas residents through a survey process that strictly adheres to CDC methods and standards for quality assurance.
		BRFSS telephone surveys provide data that policymakers and public health professionals rely on to identify major health risks, design interventions, set goals, and measure progress toward those goals. BRFSS data, for example, are used to track a number of Healthy People objectives at the national, state, and local level.
	www.tdh.state.tx.us /phimprovement/brfssinfo.htm (262 words)

	Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for Exposure Tracking: Experiences from Washington State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The BRFSS is sponsored by CDC and is conducted in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam (CDC 2004a).
		The compiled BRFSS results were also presented to senior managers at the Division of Environmental Health in order to obtain their input on the usefulness of the existing data and to identify what data they needed to more effectively run their programs.
		Disease surveillance systems were developed originally to meet a very real need to control outbreaks of communicable diseases, and this need was codified into rules and regulations covering notifiable conditions at the state level.
	ehp.niehs.nih.gov /members/2004/7148/7148.html (4488 words)

	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
		The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual statewide telephone surveillance system designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
		BRFSS monitors modifiable risk behaviors and other factors contributing to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the population.
		Data from the BRFSS are useful for planning, initiating, and supporting health promotion and disease prevention programs at the state and federal level, and monitoring progress toward achieving health objectives for the state and nation.
	www.newyorkhealth.gov /nysdoh/brfss (221 words)

	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
		The BRFSS is an annual telephone survey that measures health risk behaviors among adults 18 years and older, including smoking, exercise, diet, alcohol consumption, healthcare coverage, and health status among others.
		The BRFSS is administered in all 50 states and 4 U.S. territories by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using a standard methodology and questionnaire.
		BRFSS monitors the prevalence of behavioral risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of sickness (morbidity) and death (mortality) among adults 18 years and older in the United States.
	www.health.ri.gov /chic/statistics/brfss.php (296 words)

	Welcome to Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
		The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the primary source of state-based information on health risk behaviors among adult populations.
		The primary focus of these surveys has been on behaviors that are linked with the leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injury—and other important health issues.
		BRFSS is about people and how to improve and maintain their health.
	dphhs.mt.gov:8084 /brfss/html/brfss-index.jsp (210 words)

	The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
		Surveillance of health-related behaviors is an essential part of any effort to promote health and prevent disease.
		For this reason, the BRFSS was developed as a rapid, low-cost telephone surveillance system using random-digit dialing.
		The purpose of the BRFSS is to collect uniform, state-based data on preventive health practices and risk behaviors.
	health.utah.gov /opha/IBIShelp/brfss/Background.htm (900 words)

	BRFSS
		The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a standardized, random telephone health survey conducted by each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
		The BRFSS survey began in the 1980s after research showed that personal health behaviors play an important role in the existence of unnecessary deaths and illnesses.
		The survey allows individual states to collect data on personal behaviors (such as smoking, drinking, not getting exercise, being overweight, not getting preventive medical care, and not using seatbelts) that are linked to the leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, injury) and other important health issues.
	www.brfss.arkansas.gov (214 words)

	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Michigan, 1987-1991 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To improve the precision of risk factor prevalence estimates for fls in Michigan and to improve measurement of the state's progress toward the national year 2000 objectives for fls, in 1993, the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH) aggregated annual state BRFSS data for 1989-1991.
		Because of substantial excess mortality from cardiovascular diseases among fls in Michigan [3], BRFSS data are used to monitor trends in the prevalence of risk factors for this problem [4-8].
		Risk markers may be useful for identifying groups at greatest risk for specific high-risk behaviors and for targeting prevention and education efforts.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0906/is_n36_v42/ai_13286091 (1081 words)

	Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - BRFSS Home
		The BRFSS is a telephone health survey co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
		The Kentucky BRFSS Program is located organizationally in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning.
		BRFSS questions related to each topic listed below may be accessed by clicking on the topic.
	chfs.ky.gov /dph/epi/brfss.htm (455 words)

	Validity of the US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's Health Related Quality of Life Survey Tool in a Group ...
		While responses to questions addressing psychosocial factors were most consistently associated with the HRQOL item relating to mental health, responses to health and health behaviour questions were more consistently associated with items related to physical health.
		In order to support its use in surveillance, it is important to assess its validity in different population groups and in direct comparison with a variety of alternative health measures.
		Inclusion of this brief survey instrument in surveillance programs is valuable as it will provide insights into health trends both over time and seasonally, to identify relationships between health and its determinants, and to identify high-risk groups.
	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca /publicat/cdic-mcc/22-3/c_e.html (4455 words)

	Center for Health Statistics - NJ Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: Summary Report: Routine Health Exams ...
		The New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey provides an opportunity to estimate directly the frequency of routine medical and dental contacts where such activities might take place, as well as the utilization of specific preventive screening services, among New Jersey adults.
		NOTE: The New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey is part of the national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey of adults aged 18 years and over.
		This survey is designed to monitor modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases and other leading causes of morbidity and death.
	www.state.nj.us /health/chs/brfss3-2.htm (1095 words)

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