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New York State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

New York State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Statewide telephone-based surveillance system designed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Monitors modifiable risk behaviors and other factors contributing to morbidity and mortality

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New York State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

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  1. New York StateBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) • Statewide telephone-based surveillance system designed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Monitors modifiable risk behaviors and other factors contributing to morbidity and mortality • Sample represents non-institutionalized adults (18 and older) • BRFSS Disability Identifiers • Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems? • Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone? • NYS Prevalence 2010 BRFSS • 22.4%

  2. Prevalence of selected chronic disease risk factors among NYS adults by disability status, 2009 BRFSS

  3. Barbara Devore Director of Development Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley bdevore@ilchv.org \

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