Progress on the Redesign of the NSCH
and the Data Resource Center

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is pleased to announce an upcoming DataSpeak program on the redesign of the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) and resources from the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC).

The NSCH is funded and directed by MCHB with data collection coordinated by the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey examines the physical and emotional health of children from birth through 17 years of age with emphasis on factors that may be related to the well-being of children, including medical homes, family interactions, parental health, school experiences, and neighborhood safety. The redesigned survey will also include new and revised content on a range of topics, including items of special relevance to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and their families. The DRC features resources that can help optimize the use of the NSCH as well as other data on child and family health.

Presentations will be made by:

• Reem Ghandour, DrPH, MPA, Director of the Division of Epidemiology in the Office of Epidemiology and Research, MCHB. Dr. Ghandour will focus on the rationale, design and programmatic implications of redesigning the National Survey of Children’s Health. The latest information from a recent qualitative assessment and the ongoing national pretest will be shared.
  
  
• Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI). Dr. Bethell will introduce DRC resources that can help optimize the use of existing 2011-12 NSCH as well as other data, resources, assistance and materials available through the DRC to assist in advancing understanding and improvement of the new Title V Block Grant National Outcomes and Performance Measures.

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DataSpeak is a series of online conferences that feature special topics related to MCH data. Each event features one or more speakers who are considered experts in their field. The MCH Epidemiology and Statistics Program, who coordinates these DataSpeak conferences, is dedicated to the goal of helping MCH practitioners on the Federal, State, and local levels to improve their capacity to gather, analyze, and use data for planning and policymaking.