David Birdsell, Dean and Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College - CUNY
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New York Census Research Data Center Health Data Workshop May 6th, 2009 School of Public Affairs, Baruch College - CUNY
The New York Census Research Data Center is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Data Workshop. This year’s workshop will be held on May 6th, 2009 and will focus on data available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). All sessions will be held at Baruch College in room 301 at 135 E. 22nd Street (on the north east corner of 22nd St. and Lexington Ave).
Welcome: 10:30am – 10:35am David Birdsell, Dean and Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College - CUNY
Session 1: 10:35am – 11:05am Research Projects using AHRQ or NCHS data – a taste of what you can do with these data Jennifer Dowd, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Demography, Hunter College - CUNY “Early Origins of Health Disparities: Burden of Infection, Health and Socioeconomic Status in U.S. Children” Ashwin Prabhu, Research Assistant, Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University “The Effects of the Tax Treatment of Health Insurance and of Health Policy on Expenditures and Service Use”
Session 2: 11:15am – 12:30pm Overview of data available from the AHRQ and a detailed discussion of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Doris Lefkowitz, Director, MEPS and Director, Division of Survey Operations, CFACT, AHRQ
Lunch: 12:30pm – 1:00pm
Session 3: 1:00pm – 2:15pm Overview of data available from the NCHS and a detailed discussion of the National Health Interview Survey and the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey Peter Meyer, Director, Research Data Center, NCHS Jane Gentleman, Director, Division of Health Interview Statistics, NCHS
Session 4: 2:30pm – 3:45pm AHRQ and NCHS Research Data Center data (confidential microdata) and procedures Doris Lefkowitz, Director, MEPS and Director, Division of Survey Operations, CFACT, AHRQ Peter Meyer, Director, Research Data Center, NCHS