Michael Kogan, PhD (Moderator)
Director, Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation, MCHB, HRSA, Rockville, MD
Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA
Professor, Director, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University and The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Portland, OR
Ashley Schempf, PhD
Epidemiologist, MCHB, Rockville, MD
David Alexander, MD
President and CEO, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, Palo Alto, CA
The National Surveys of Children's Health and CSHCN provide national- and state-level data on the health and well-being of U.S. children. The surveys can be used by child health leaders and advocates for state-level system and policy improvements. These surveys also can be merged with other data sources to examine how policy-level factors can affect child health outcomes. We will examine various policy-relevant analyses such as: (a) how these data will be used in California as a tool to bring about improvements to the state's system; (b) state changes in cigarette taxes and clean air legislation between the 2003 and 2007 surveys in relation to household smoking and smoking-sensitive children with asthma; (c) how state context impacts outcomes regarding obesity by considering statewide demographic characteristics for the same variables used at the individual child level; and (d) the association between a child receiving developmental screenings and how the child's state is categorized regarding eligibility for state-sponsored early intervention services. Participants also will learn how to do analyses for their own states using the MCHB-sponsored Data Resource Center website.