Contributions of a Local Health Examination Survey to the Surveillance of Chronic and Infectious Diseases in New York City

Bibliographic Data

ID11036665
AuthorsR Charon Gwynn (At the time this study was conducted, the authors were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Renu K Garg (At the time this study was conducted, the authors were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Renu Garg (0000-0003-3760-4249, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Bonnie D Kerker (0000-0002-2962-1666, At the time this study was conducted, the authors were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Thomas R Frieden (0000-0002-4759-2256, At the time this study was conducted, the authors were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.), Lorna E Thorpe (0000-0002-5535-2674, At the time this study was conducted, the authors were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.)
Year2009
Volume99
Issue1
Pages152-159
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2007.117010
PMID18556616
PMCIDPMC2636612
OpenAlexW2065111706
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited24

Objectives. We sought to evaluate the contribution of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC-HANES) to local public health surveillance. Methods. Examination-diagnosed estimates of key health conditions from the 2004 NYC-HANES were compared with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004 national estimates. Findings were also compared with self-reported estimates from the Community Health Survey (CHS), an annually conducted local telephone survey. Results. NYC-HANES estimated that among NYC adults, 25.6% had hypertension, 25.4% had hypercholesterolemia, 12.5% had diabetes, and 25.6% were obese. Compared with US adults, NYC residents had less hypertension and obesity but more herpes simplex 2 and environmental exposures (P Conclusions. NYC-HANES and national estimates differed for key chronic, infectious, and environmental indicators, suggesting the need for local data. Examination surveys may provide more accurate information for underreported conditions than local telephone surveys. Community-level health and nutrition examination surveys complement existing data, providing critical information for targeting local interventions

Advertising · Community health · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Health examination · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Obesity · Pathology · Physical examination · Population · Psychological intervention · Public health · Telephone survey · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Health disparities and outcomes · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Surgery · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse · Gerontology