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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR)
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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OD/DPCPSI/ODP, NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR
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Launched in 2009, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) brings together four of the nation’s leading research funders — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — to accelerate progress in reducing childhood obesity in America. These leading national organizations: work in tandem to manage projects and reach common goals; coordinate funding to make the most of available resources; and share insights and expertise to strengthen research. NCCOR focuses on efforts that have the potential to benefit children, teens, and their families, and the communities in which they live.
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, OS
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OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR
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The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is the statutory public advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on health information policy. Established in 1949, NCVHS provides advice and assistance on key health data issues related to community and population health, standards, privacy and confidentiality, quality, and data access and use. It reports regularly to Congress on HIPAA implementation, and serves as a forum for interaction between HHS and interested private sector groups. Members have distinction in such fields as public health, education, informatics, law, economics, and medicine.
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National Coordinated Child Safety Initiative Steering Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF, CDC, HRSA
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NICHD
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The Child Safety Network is supported by the National Coordinated Child Safety Initiative Steering Committee, which works to create new synergy among public and private stakeholders and to support the activities of the Child Safety Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network (CoIIN) strategy teams. The Steering Committee will provide advice to the Child Safety CoIIN and help communicate the lessons and accomplishments of the Child Safety CoIIN to a broad national audience that will include public health professionals, policymakers, funders, and families.
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National Database for Resistant Pathogen
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Resource Development
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CDC, FDA
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NIAID, CC, FIC, NCATS, NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIDA
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The objective of this collaboration is to produce a collection of high-quality genome sequences from antibiotic-resistant strains and to create and maintain a publicly accessible database -- National Database for AR, developed and housed at NCBI/NLM.
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National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
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Public Education Campaign
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AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, IHS
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NIDDK, NEI, NHLBI, NIA
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Established in 1997, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a federally-funded program sponsored by NIH and CDC and includes more than 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels that work together to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
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National Family Health History Group
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Public Education Campaign
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CDC, HRSA, OS, OSG
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NHGRI, NICHD, NLM, OD/OSP
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Federal, state, and other stakeholders focus on increasing awareness of the value of family health history in managing health risks. National Family History Day is designated by the Surgeon General for increasing awareness of the above. Members of this group coordinate public communications and resource development.
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National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, IHS
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NCI, NEI, NHLBI, NIA, NICHD, NIDCR, NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/ODS
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The generation of original analytical data for foods at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is conducted through the National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP) in collaboration with multiple groups including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies. NFNAP includes statistically based sampling plans for Key Foods and analysis of foods by qualified laboratories. The five Specific Aims of the NFNAP are to: (1) establish a monitoring program for Key Foods and critical nutrients. Key Foods are frequently consumed foods and ingredients, which collectively contributed more than 75 percent of the intake of any specific nutrient for the US population; (2) conduct comprehensive analyses of selected Key Foods; (3) develop databases for high priority foods consumed by US ethnic subpopulations; (4) develop databases for new bioactive components; and (5) develop a validated database for ingredients in dietary supplements. Analytical data generated through the NFNAP are compiled and released in annual updates of the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR). They are also used to calculate estimates for related foods not analyzed, to assess nutrient variability, and to evaluate methods for estimating the nutrient content of multi-ingredient foods. These values will be used by the Food Surveys Research Group (FSRG), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to develop the Food and Nutrient Dataset for Dietary Surveys used in the “What We Eat in America” (WWEIA) component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
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National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)
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Health Survey
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CMS, OS
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NIA
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The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) will examine how the daily lives of older adults change as they age. This research will help scientists understand the social and economic consequences of late-life disability for individuals, families, and society.
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
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Health Survey
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CDC, FDA, OS
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OD/DPCPSI/ODP, NHLBI, NIAAA, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ODS
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A program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. This nationally representative survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations. ODS uses this survey mechanism to collect data on dietary supplement use and data on biomarkers of nutritional status.
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Audiometric Exams and Hearing-Related Questions
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NIDCD
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To provide support to the CDC''s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for audiometry testing and related questions on hearing loss and noise exposure in adults ages 20 to 69 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for data collection years 2015–2016. The study collects pure-tone, air conduction hearing thresholds at .5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 kHz in each ear separately, as well as otoscopic exams, tympanometry, and acoustic reflexes on representative samples of the non-institutionalized US population in sound-treated booths meeting recommended ANSI standards. Questionnaire information about tinnitus (frequency and degree of burden), use of hearing aids and other assistive devices, as well as exposure to firearms or other sources of loud noise are collected in home interviews prior to the subjects’ visit to the mobile exam centers (MECs) for audiometric exams. A similar hearing component was part of earlier NHANES, 1999–2004, and NHANES 2011–2012 conducted on a representative sample of US adults, ages 20 to 69 years. One of the Healthy People 2010 goals is to assess (with the goal of reducing) noise-induced hearing loss in adults. For this purpose, audiograms are examined and “notches” identified in the higher frequency ranges at 3, 4, or 6 kHz as a surrogate marker of noise exposure. Computer algorithms to identify the notches have been developed. The NHANES, 1999–2004, data serve as a baseline, but to assess progress on this goal in Healthy People 2020, hearing thresholds of US adults must be measured again in NHANES. NCHS directs the data collection contractor (i.e., WESTAT) in establishing and revising protocols for the hearing component and in preparing training and field manuals. NCHS provides NIDCD with an opportunity to collaboratively review summary data for purposes of quality control during the data collection period and, also, provides NIDCD with a data file for quality review approximately three months before the Public Use data release.
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