SURVEY RESEARCH LABORATORY  •  UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

The Ninth Conference on Health Survey Research Methods (CHSRM) will continue the series that began in 1975 to discuss new, innovative survey research methods that improve the quality of health survey data. The CHSRM will bring together researchers from various disciplines who are at the forefront of survey methods research, who are responsible for major health surveys, and who use survey data to develop health policy. The topics expected to be covered include the following:

TOPIC 1. The Relationship Between Survey Participants & Survey Researchers
TOPIC 2. Challenges of Collecting Survey-Based Biomarker & Genetic Data
TOPIC 3. Emergency Preparedness & Surveillance
TOPIC 4. Tradeoffs in Health Survey Design
TOPIC 5. Measurement Error & Health Disparities
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The CHSRM Proceedings will be published. Proceedings from the last three conferences are at www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/other/miscpub/miscpub.htm (scroll down to Health Survey Research Methods).

CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE:

Attendance will be limited to approximately 90 invited individuals who will present papers, chair sessions, discuss presentations and the state of knowledge in specific areas, and serve as rapporteurs. Final selection of papers will be made in mid-September.

The conference will be held in March 2007 (March 2–5, 23–26, or March 30–April 2), beginning on Friday evening and continuing through Monday morning. It will most likely be conducted at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center , Peachtree City (suburban Atlanta), Georgia. Lodging, meals, and most travel expenses will be covered for all invited participants who are not federal employees. All participants must be present for the entire conference. For further information, contact Diane O’Rourke at dianeo@srl.uic.edu.