Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Program
Mission
To collect health data on risk behaviors, status, access to care, and screening practices of Rhode Island adults to identify and track at-risk populations.
What we do
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Collaborate with states and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to write the survey.
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Add questions of particular interest in the state after annual consultation with the Rhode Island Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Advisory Committee.
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Monitor survey data collection activities. (The Rhode Island survey data collection is conducted by a third-party contractor, ICF International. Interviewers are conducted seven days a week using standard protocol.)
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Release health behavior data to Rhode Island Department of Health programs, state agencies, and researchers to track health risks, identify emerging problems, prevent disease, and improve treatment.
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Publish state-specific analysis about health issues including: asthma, diabetes, healthcare access, alcohol use, hypertension, obesity, cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco use.
Rhode Island Department of Health