Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a United States national health survey that looks at behavioral risk factors. It is run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and conducted by the individual states. The survey is administered by telephone and is the world's largest such survey. (From the Wikpedia article Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.)

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Recent Publications on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System:
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. military veterans. Overweight and obesity are increasingly contributing to disease burden...	4th July, 2008	NEPMU Five, Naval Station San Diego, 3235 Albacore Alley, San Diego, CA	Mil Med. 2008 Jun;173(6):544-9.
Cigarette use among high school students--United States, 1991-2007. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from South Carolina for...	2nd July, 2008		MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008 Jun 27;57(25):686-8.
Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy, health care access, and health behaviors among adults in South Carolina. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from South Carolina for...	1st July, 2008	Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical	Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Jun 26;. DOI Direct Link
Self-reported falls and fall-related injuries among persons aged >/=65 years-United States, 2006. Problem: In 2005, 15,802 persons aged >/=65 years died from fall injuries....	24th June, 2008	National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease	J Safety Res. 2008;39(3):345-9. Epub 2008 Jun 4. DOI Direct Link
Use of BRFSS data and GIS technology for rapid public health response during natural disasters. Having information about preexisting chronic diseases and available public...	19th June, 2008	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS: K-67,	Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jul;5(3):A97. Epub 2008 Jun 15.
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BioNews Results for Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System:
Reasons Unclear for Asian Americans' Lag in Colon-Cancer Screening	MedPage Today:  Jun 23 2008 8:37PM Matching: behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Annual FIT Testing Detects Colorectal Cancer Two Years Earlier Than Colonoscopy Alone, Study of High-Risk Popu	DiGiTAL50:  Jun 19 2008 8:48AM Matching: behavioral risk factor surveillance system
San Francisco tops list of fittest U.S. cities	Chiropractic Economics:  Jun 3 2008 8:58AM Matching: behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Few Aware of Stroke Warning Symptoms	WebMD:  May 9 2008 10:24AM Matching: behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Awareness of stroke symptoms lacking in US	Reuters Health:  May 8 2008 11:30PM Matching: behavioral risk factor surveillance system
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Clinical Trials:
Clinical Observation of Implementing the MedGem Into a Medical Specialty Practice	Obesity Interventions: Behavioral: Brief Counseling;   Device: REE Assessment

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