Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5/13/2025
Tennessee Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (TN BRFSS) - The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has been successfully conducting the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) since its inception in 1984 (36 years). Each year, a random selection of non-institutionalized adults across the state are surveyed about their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. The Tennessee (TN) BRFSS program is currently housed within the Office of Population Health Surveillance in the Division of Population Health Assessment (PHA) at TDH. The program continues to be an important part of TDH’s demonstrated commitment to surveillance and evaluation and its data is regularly integrated into program planning and policy development. Through this application, TDH is requesting funds to continue to oversee the TN BRFSS program for the three year cycle proposed in the NOFO, including the remainder of the 2020 BRFSS survey year. The TN BRFSS program aims to continue to collect quality data throughout each calendar year of the next performance period and use the data to monitor the health status and health behaviors of the people of Tennessee. The TN BRFSS program will also continue to collaborate with state, local, and CDC programs and provide data to support policy planning, program development, and additional surveillance efforts. The TN BRFSS survey is administered by a contract call center, Louisiana State University Public Policy Research Lab (LSU PPRL) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The proposed 2020 TN BRFSS sample size target is a total of 4,764 complete interviews (936 landline and 3,828 cell phone interviews). Achieving this sample size for 2020 and a similar size for subsequent years of the performance period will allow Tennessee’s data to be included in the national BRFSS dataset and serve as an important data source for state and local agencies as well as other organizations across Tennessee.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).