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Division of Surveillance: Available Data Sources. Chelsea Lynes, MSPH. Data Sources. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Children’s Health Assessment Survey (CHAS) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT). BRFSS.
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Division of Surveillance:Available Data Sources Chelsea Lynes, MSPH
Data Sources • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) • Children’s Health Assessment Survey (CHAS) • Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) • Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
BRFSS • Non-institutionalized adults (ages 18+) who reside in SC and have a telephone number • Random-digit dialed telephone survey • Administered in SC since 1984 • Cell phones added in 2011 • Data • Are weighted annually to mirror the state population • Can be compared between states and to nation • Most recent = 2015
BRFSS continued NH = Non-Hispanic
BRFSS continued Satisfaction with care received in last 12 months (%)(BRFSS 2014)
CHAS • Children under 18 • If adult BRFSS respondent indicates child living in home, asked to complete CHAS • Called back within one week • BRFSS and CHAS respondent can be different • Collected annually since 2012 • Weighted to mirror state population of children • Most recent = 2015
PRAMS • New moms in SC • Health behaviors and attitudes before, during, and after pregnancy • Administered in SC since 1992 • Can compare to other states • Linked with birth certificate data • Oversample very low and low birth weight babies • Most recent = 2013
EPHT • Data portal/visualizations of environmental related data • Some CDC required • Some SC specific • Data steward for any lead testing data • In SC since 2009
EPHT continued Climate and Health Indicators (EPHT) Heat-related • Emergency department visits • Hospitalizations • Deaths Data visualizations on web portal https://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/maps/ClimateandHealthData/
Summary • BRFSS; CHAS; PRAMS • Some data available on the web • Data sets/tables available upon request • Surveys flexible from year to year • EPHT • Stands alone • Data visualization/web portal • Steward of lead testing data
Harley Davis davisph@dhec.sc.gov Kristin Simpson simpsokw@dhec.sc.gov Chelsea Lynes lynescl@dhec.sc.gov