This year's workshop 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).
The workshop is free and open to the public but registration is required. A light lunch will be provided. To register, or for further information, send a message to rachel.moran@baruchmail.cuny.edu. Please note in your message which sessions you would like to attend and if you will join us for lunch.
Agenda
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