In a one- to two-page essay explain what the National Center for Health Statistics is and what activities are they responsible for.
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is an organization within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is located in the XXXXXXXXXX XX Health and Human XXXXXXXX. XXX NCHS XXXXXXXX national leadership in healthcare XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXX and examines XXXXXXXXXX XXXX for XXX U.S. XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX. XXX XXXX also XXXXXXXX independent XXXXXXXX on XXXXXXXXXX data systems, XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXX mission XX manage XXX healthcare system of the United XXXXXX.
Founded in XXXX, the NCHS collects XXXXXX data from the X.S. population, state governments, XXXXX XXXXXXX agencies and XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX birth records, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX logs, interviews, XXXXXXXXXX provider check-XX XXXX XXX lab-XXXXX tests. XXX XXXX provides XXXX statistical data XXX information to XXXX direct XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX the XXXXXXXXX made to XXXXXXX the XXXXXX health of XXX XXXXXX States population.
XXX NCHS XX responsible XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX collection initiatives: XXX XXXXXXXX Vital Statistics XXXXXX (NVSS), National XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX (XXXX), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (XXXXX), XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Survey (XXXX). The NVSS XXXXXXXX XXXXX statistics such XX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, death rates, XXXXX XXXXX, XXXX expectancy, and XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX death. The XXXX captures XXXXXXXXXXX on XXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX through metrics such as immunisation XXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX prevalence XX at-risk XXXXXXXXXX such XX alcoholism XXX XXXXXXX. The XXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXXXXXX study XX health and XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX, health XXXXXXX, dietary XXXXXX, nutritional status, weight XXXXXX, and health XXXX XXXXXXX XX XXX health XX American citizens. Finally, XXX NHCS XX a XXXXXX about healthcare XXXXXX stakeholders, such XX XXXXXXXXXX suppliers, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXX, residential care XXXXX, XXXXXXX homes XXX XXXXXXXX, and measures XXX quality XX care, XXXXXXXXXXX use of XXXXXXXXXX, XXX patient XXXXXXXXX XXXXX in each of XXXXX institutions.
The NCHS’s other responsibilities XXXXXXX partnering XXXX other XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX provide them XXXX critical XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and training programs for healthcare providers in the XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXX statistics, XXX administering XXX country’s health XXXXXXXXXX systems.
In conclusion, XXX XXXX’s health XXXXXXXXXX allow the XXXX XX monitor XXXXXX in the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX, to XXXXXXXX the effectiveness of the XXXXXXXX healthcare system, XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX research XX XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX academic XXXXXXXXXXXX, to identify disparities in the health XXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX groups, and XX XXXXXX the XXXX XX XXX U.S. XXXXXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXXX needed for XXX X.S. healthcare system. XXXX, XXX XXXX XX a key department in XXX healthcare system of the US.
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Kuczmarski, Robert J. "XXXX XXX growth charts XXX the United States; XXXXXXX XXX development." (2002).
NCHS, 'National Center for Health Statistics.' XXX, XXXXXXXX XX, XXXX.https://XXX.cdc.gov/XXXX/pdf/XXXXXX.XXX
Williams, Stephen Joseph, and XXXX Roger XXXXXXX, eds.XXXXXXXXXXXX XX health XXXXXXXX. Taylor & Francis XX, 2002.
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