New Member Orientation

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New Member Orientation
NAPHSIS
Ronald Hyman Sharon Leinbach
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WELCOME

• NAPHSIS
• Introductions
• Executive Committee and Staff
• NCHS Staff
• You
• NAPHSIS President
• NCHS Director of Vital Statistics
• New Member Program

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What is NAPHSIS?
A Resource for you

• National Association for Public Health Statistics
  and Information Systems
• Formed in 1933
• Association of state health statistics and vital
  records agencies in 57 jurisdictions
• Mission Provide leadership to improve public
  health information through strengthening and
  integrating vital records, health statistics, and
  other health information systems.

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NAPHSIS MEMBER BENEFITS

• Communicate
• Resolve Problems - Calls, Surveys, WEB site
• Develop Standards - EDR EBR

• Coordinate
• NCHS EBR, Data Standards (Pay) Model Law
• SSA EAB, EDR, Death Data Payment
• 2004 Intelligence Law

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HISTORY OF NAPHSIS
AASRE AARE AAVRPHS AVRHS APHSIS NAPHSIS

• American Association of State Registration
  Executives (1933)
• American Association of Registration Executives
  (1939)
• American Association for Vital Records and Public
  Health Statistics (1958)
• Association for Vital Records and Health
  Statistics (1980)
• Association for Public Health Statistics and
  Information Systems (1995)
• National Association for Public Health Statistics
  and Information Systems (1996)

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NAPHSIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Elections Bi-annual
• Electors Four dues paying members
• from 57 jurisdictions.
• 30 Individual Members
• 57 X 4 30 258

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Executive Committee

• Steven Schwartz, Ph.D., President
• Barry Nangle, Ph.D., President Elect
• Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D., Past President
• Isabelle Horon, Dr.P.H., Treasurer
• Vacant, Secretary
• Catherine Molchan, Member at Large
• Ronald Hyman, Member at Large

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NAPHSIS STAFF

• Vacant, Executive Director
• Rose Trasatti, EDRS and EVVE Project Manager
• Jan Markowitz, Director of Public Health and
  Informatics Projects
• Vacant, Director of Vital Statistics
  Re-Engineering
• Will Whitman, Project Support Manager

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

• Charles J. Rothwell, Director, Division of Vital
  Statistics
• Rajesh Verkar, Chief Data Acquisition and
  Evaluation Branch
• Julie L. Kowaleski, Acting Special Assistant for
  Vital Registration
• Judy Barnes, Registration Methods Specialist

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INTRODUCTIONS

• NAME
• STATE/JURISDICTION
• JOB
• WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FROM YOUR NAPHSIS MEMBERSHIP

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NAPHSIS President Steven Schwartz,
Ph.D. Registrar, New York City
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• Annual Meeting
• Business meetings
• Services to members
• Information and communication
• Negotiations for you
• Intelligence Reform
• VSCP data confidentiality and costs
• SSA EAB, EDR, EVVE
• Your opportunity to participate - We need you

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Director, Division of Vital Statistics National
Center for Health Statistics Charles J. Rothwell
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NEW MEMBER PROGRAM
Ron Hyman
See you in the Hospitality Suite Drinks on me