The NCI has sponsored five Cancer
Control Modules in the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS),
and will be sponsoring a sixth to be administered in 2011. CHIS is
a telephone survey that collects population-based, standardized
health-related data to assess California's progress in meeting
Healthy People 2010 objectives for the nation and the state. The
purpose of CHIS-CCM is to collect data to allow NCI to examine
patterns and trends in cancer screening and follow-up, as well as
to study other cancer-related topics such as diet and physical
activity, by collecting data on health- and disease-related topics
such as patterns and trends in cancer screening, disease risk
factors, disease outcomes, and family history of disease.
Additionally, CHIS is designed to be comparable to the National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data in order to conduct comparative
analyses. CHIS provides enhanced estimates for cancer risk factors
and screening among racial/ethnic minority populations.
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USC 285a Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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USC 285a-1 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
The CHIS-CCM 2011 is being
submitted to OMB as a revised collection of information, also known
as a program change due to agency discretion. This program change
involves both design change and content change in the
questionnaire. CHIS will shift from a biennial to a continuous
survey design in 2011, with data collected continuously throughout
the year. Health-related modules of interest that have been added
to this survey include questions relating to human papillomavirus
(HPV), epilepsy, medical homes, and health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) scale (see Section A.1 for more details about inclusion of
these modules). Additionally, questions were added to the cancer
screening module related to Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) or
Computed Tomography (CT) scans. Deleted modules from the 2008 CHIS
were related to cancer prevention health behaviors, VA topics, and
discrimination. There is a slight decrease in burden from the 2009
OMB approved submission due to a reduction in the estimated number
of adolescents who will complete the survey, and removal of the
proposed child weight-height pilot study. The estimated number of
adolescents who will complete the survey is smaller due to the
proposed program change. During previous biennial sampling cycles,
CHIS fielding periods overlapped with summer months. With the
continuous survey, surveys will be conducted throughout the year
resulting in a more consistent sampling throughout the school year
and summer. Fewer adolescents will be available in sampled
households during the school year, relative to during the summer
months, due to school and extracurricular activities.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.