Executive Summary of the Growth Chart Workshop 1992

By Department of Health and Human Services

Book Id: WPLBN0000046102
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Executive Summary of the Growth Chart Workshop 1992
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Of Health And Human Services, B. D. (n.d.). Executive Summary of the Growth Chart Workshop 1992. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
The National Center for Health Statistics-Centers for Dsease Control and Prevenuon (NCHS-CDC) has a key role m nutntton momtormg through conductmg national surveys of the nutrmonal and health status of the U.S. population. As part of the federal government's Ten-Year Comprehensive Plan for the Nattonal Nutrmon Momtormg and Related Research Program, NCHS-CDC also has lead responsbdty to develop a core set of standardized nutritional status indicators and appropriate mterpretwe criteria for the general populatRon and subgroups of the population The assessment and interpretation of height and weight are critical components of ths core nutritional status package The third National Health and Nutrmon Exammauon Survey (NHANES III) was specifically designed to include and oversample mfants and chddren ages 2 months - 5 years m order to rewse the NCHS Growth Charts.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary of recommendanons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development of the NCHS Growth Charts (1977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data bases available m 1993, the need for data from bath to 3 months ........ Sample size cons~deranons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possible secular trends m the US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possible ethmc/raclal differences m the US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possible exclusion of low-bathwelght infants Breast-feeding and socioeconomic status . . . . Junction between infancy and childhood (2 to 3 years) .. Pages 1 2-4 4-9 9-12 12-13 13-15 15-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Possible content and format of revised NCHS charts .............................. 25-29 Ttming of pubescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-31 Smoothing Distribuuon procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 of revised charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Gmdehnes for use and mterpretauon of the revised NCHS charts . . . . . . 32-34 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-40 Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-83