| Title |
State Center for Health Statistics |
| Agency |
Division of Public Health
Division of Public Health
Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
|
| Web |
http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/ |
| Description |
The purpose of the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) is to study the occurrence of disease and disability in North Carolina, and its impact on the population's health and well-being. SCHS provides expert health-related research and analyses that are needed to address critical health policy issues affecting the state. SCHS serves a variety of customers, including federal, state, and local agencies, researchers, and the general public. Services offered by SCHS include: 1) providing analyses about the health status of North Carolinians; 2) ensuring that timely, accurate, and high quality health-related data are available; 3) developing collaborations with other public and private agencies to improve the availability of health databases and their analyses; 4) supporting DPH and DHHS in data processing, survey operations, and statistical analyses; 5) assisting local health departments and other community agencies in assessing community health status and evaluating progress in achieving local health objectives; and 6) ensuring the efficient collection, management, and analyses of data for the purpose of public health program planning and evaluation. |
| Grantee Eligibility |
This program does not provide financial assistance grants. |
| Fund |
14430-1160 |
| State |
$2,414,045.00 |
| Federal |
$1,273,305.00 |
| Other |
$603,029.00 |
| Funding Year |
2008 |
| Keywords |
data collection, disease and illness, health statistics |
| Assistance |
None |
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