The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the health characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native adults, with a focus on the special challenges faced by those groups.

The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on viral hepatitis in the U.S. According to the release, "This report includes trends and prevalence rates for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and it includes sociodemographic variables such as race, ethnicity, gender, place of birth and age."

The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on the health behaviors of American adults, based on data collected from 2005 to 2007. The behaviors quantified by the report will include "alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body weight status, and sleep habits."

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the use of electronic medical records by ambulatory care providers in 2007.

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the use of electronic medical records among office-based physicians in 2006.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, this release "presents the very latest information on health insurance coverage in the United States, examining data from the first three quarters of the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and presents estimates from 1998 through 2007 for comparison."

ProPublica reporters Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, who have investigated nursing boards and other state regulatory and licensing agencies, will be available on a conference call to discuss their techniques and answer questions on how to conduct a local investigation about state-licensed workers.