NCHS Policies and Procedures

National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Privacy Policy for Information Collected through NCHS' Surveys and Data Collection Systems

• How NCHS Protects Your Privacy

Privacy Policy for Information Obtained through the Internet

• HHS Notice
• CDC/NCHS Notice

Note: NCHS is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Data Release Policies

• NCHS Data Release Policy
• NCHS Guidelines for Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated to the Public
• Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) Data Release and Access Policy for Micro-Data and Compressed Vital Statistics Files
• Policy on Micro-Data Dissemination [PDF - 192 KB]
• NHANES Data Release and Access Policy [PDF - 44 KB]

Accessibility

• Accessibility of NCHS Materials