Does anyone have information on the status of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey data after this week's HHS layoffs?
I've read that there were large cuts at CDC Division of Population Health, which I understand houses BRFSS. #healthpolicy #BRFSS #CDC
Well, the BRFSS data tool is offline. This is data that has already been collected on things like percentage of people screened for colorectal cancer or getting exercise every day. Lack of access to data limits our ability to evaluate our progress and plan for the future. #cdc #brfss
I was near tears today over #BRFSS being taken down by the #CDC. But then I a saw a brief glimmer of hope. The Internet Archive (@archive.org) has a snapshot of all BRFSS pages (including data files) prior to their being taken down. web.archive.org/web/20250131...
The appointment of #RFK scared me. The order to withdraw from the #WHO sent me into a panic. But the complete scrub of the #brfss data from the #CDC website makes me feel like we’re about to go back to the days when bloodletting and prayer were the only “medicine” and everything else was #witchcraft
As a Canadian economist at #Canada's federal #publichealth Agency, I ENJOYED using #BRFSS to compare health status & risk factors: 🇨🇦 vs 🇺🇲. It is a gold standard example of #health #surveys. Data are precious #uspoli
Trends in #LGBTQIA+ identity: There was a 6-fold increase in self-identification as LGBTQIA+ from 5% in 2007 to 31% of students in 2022 HMS survey responses. Undergrad (blue) and grad (red) students – this mirrored but outpaced broader national trends (e.g. #BRFSS & Gallup)
Karen Hacker provides an overview of the #CDC work to prevent chronic diseases across the lifespan and help people manage their chronic diseases to prevent complications.
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And continuing the data theme #BRFSS
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