Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has been conducting the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) telephone health survey since 1987. With this application the Maine CDC proposes to continue as the conduit to collect data, manage the program, and communicate results for BRFSS in Maine. The Maine CDC proposes to continue its central focus on collaboration, building a robust dataset, and public dissemination of Maine’s BRFSS data. With this proposal Maine BRFSS aims to continue to sample more than the request for proposal requires for a State the size of Maine and to have over 10,000 completed interviews. This will allow for a larger sample to draw inferences to sub-state level populations. The intermediate outcomes Maine BRFSS will strive for are to ensure BRFSS data are used by public health organizations to identify health risk behaviors and health status of Maine’s adult population. BRFSS data can be used in decision making toward development of effective prevention and disease management programs, policies, and services. The short-term outcomes that Maine BRFSS sill strive for are as follows: • Maine has increased access to more quality and timelier BRFSS data collected and analyzed by public health organizations; • Increase dissemination of BRFSS materials and data to health professionals and public health stakeholders to determine population health risk behaviors; • Increase number of completed surveys from survey responders; • Improve upon and create new stakeholder relationships to ensure additional sources of program funding for the Maine BRFSS program are available for a robust dataset.
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).