The National Health Interview Survey is a cross-sectional household interview survey. Sampling and interviewing are continuous throughout each year. The sampling plan follows a multistage area probability design that permits the representative sampling of households and noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., college dormitories). NHIS addresses topics such as health status, use of health services,...

The New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) is a telephone survey conducted annually by the DOHMH, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Epidemiology Services. CHS provides robust data on the health of New Yorkers, including neighborhood, borough, and citywide estimates on a broad range of chronic diseases and behavioral risk factors.

The National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) provides national data on long-term, intermediate, and short-term indicators key to the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs. Items measured as part of the NYTS survey include correlates of tobacco use such as demographics, minors' access to tobacco, and exposure to secondhand smoke. The NYTS provides...

The Los Angeles County Health Survey (LACHS) is a population based telephone survey conducted approximately every three years since 1997 by the Office of Health Assessment & Epidemiology (OHAE) at the Department of Public Health of Los Angeles County. LACHS provides information on adults and children in Los Angeles County about overall health, health care issues, and health indicators of physical...

The surveys' primary purpose is to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems among youth in New York City. Students complete a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire that measures a variety of behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol and drug use, unintentional injury and violence, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors,...

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) collects information about six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including: (1) Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; (2) Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitting diseases, including HIV infection; (3) Tobacco...

The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a longitudinal cohort study resource to investigate the natural history of knee osteoarthritis across the spectrum of the disease. The OAI includes clinical data and biospecimens. Data collected includes knee symptoms and function (measured using the West Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score...

The National Adult Tobacco Survey is a survey conducted by the CDC to provide data on adult tobacco use, knowledge, attitudes, purchasing behaviors, and tobacco use prevention and control policies. It is further intended to provide national data on long-term, intermediate, and short-term indicators key to the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs....

This dataset is student-level administrative data. It is compiled by the New York City Department of Education (DOE) as part of their Fitnessgram program. Fitnessgram is a fitness assessment for students K - 12 in the New York City public schools. As a part of this program, data is collected about student height, weight, fitness level, strength, endurance, and flexibility. Data collection began in...