Population and Health Research CenterPopulation and Health Research Center

Vision

• The Center establishes a population-based national

health surveillance system to collect information for the

formulation of policies, accesses the effects and

achievements of program implementation, and collects

and analyzes data for the formulation and promotion of

program activities

Mission :• The planning and implementation of National

and City/County representative health and risk behavior surveillance system.

• The establishment of birth reporting via internet and management of birth reporting databank.

• Analysis of survey and birth reporting data, application and dissemination of data analysis results.

Major Tasks IMajor Tasks IPlanning and execution of research plans Planning and execution of research plans Major Survey Series and

Survey Item

Year

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

National Health Interview survey ★ ★ ★ ★

Fertility, Maternal and child Health Survey

★ ★

Youth and student survey ★ ★

Taiwan Birth Cohort study

Global Youth Tobacco Survey

★ ★ ★

Taiwan Elderly Survey

Telephone Interview survey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★crossness 　　 longitudinal

National Health Interview SurveyNational Health Interview Survey1990-20051990-2005

1990 1995 2000 2005

2005NHIS

1992 NHIS 1995 NHIS

Medical Care utilization survey

1996NHIS 2001NHIS 2002

HP-KAP

Institute of family planning,Taiwan ,ROC

BHP, Department of

Health, Taiwan ,ROC Collaboration: NHRI(2001， 2005)*National Bureau of controlled Drugs

Department of Health ,Taiwan ,ROC (2005)

,

Fertility, Maternal and child Health Fertility, Maternal and child Health 、、Youth and student survey seriesYouth and student survey series

KAP-11965

KAP-31970

KAP-41973

KAP-51980

KAP-61986

KAP-71992

KAP-81998

KAP-21967

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

KAP-92004

2005

1980 1990 2000

1983 1995 2000

Youth and student survey

SurveyFertility, Maternal and child Health Survey

Youth Tobacco SurveyYouth Tobacco Survey•2004Year

Global Youth Tobacco Survey Global School Personnel Survey

•2005Year National and City/County representative

baseline data are available for adolescent tobacco use surveillance and anti-tobacco program monitoring.

Global Youth Tobacco SurveyGlobal Youth Tobacco Survey• Year: 2004• Population: Junior high school students in Taiwan area

Plan A

(for surveillance purpose)

Plan B

(for monitoring purpose)

Sample

representiveness National representive County/ city representive

Selected schools 52 199

Selected classes 133 611

Sample size

(Students) 4,500 20,000

Data analysis CDC (USA) BHP (Taiwan)

Results Publication GYTS Website (USA) BHP reports (Taiwan)

Taiwan Birth Cohort StudyTaiwan Birth Cohort Study• 1st Wave： July, 2005 – June, 2006

– When the baby is 6 months old.• 2nd Wave： July, 2006 – June, 2007

– When the baby is 18 months old.• 3rd Wave： January, 2008 – December, 2008

– When the baby is 3 years old.• Actual Completed Cases： 16,000 cases (July, 2005-April, 2006)• Response Rate： 86.5％• Expected Valid Sample： 20,000 cases

Survey on Health and Living Status Survey on Health and Living Status of the Middle Aged and Elderly in of the Middle Aged and Elderly in

TaiwanTaiwan

1st wave19894049(60+)

2nd wave19933155(64+)

3rd wave19962669(67+)2462(50-66)

4th wave19992310(70+)2130(53-69)

5th wave2003(74+)(57-73)(50-56)

Social Environmental Biomarker of Aging Study 2000

Disable Elderly Survey 1994

Telephone InterviewTelephone Interview Survey SurveyYear Survey Item

Target Population(years)

Delegate

93

Young Adults Attitudes toward Marriage and Child-bearing in Taiwan from Telephone Survey

20-39 National

Telephone Survey on Cancer screen for populace 40-69 National

Tobacco Survey Above 18 City/country

94

Young Adults Attitudes toward Marriage and Child-bearing in Taiwan from Telephone Survey

20-39 National

Health Behavior Risk Factor Survey above 18 City/country

Tobacco Survey Above 18 City/country

95

Telephone Survey on Child seat Safety Parents (under 4 years) National

Telephone Survey on Chronic Disease Prevention Above 30 National

Young Adults Attitudes toward Marriage and Child-bearing from Telephone Survey

20-39 National

Tobacco Survey Above 18 City/country

Major Tasks IIMajor Tasks II Flowchart of Online Birth NotificationFlowchart of Online Birth Notification

YES

NOYES

Sheet OneTo be brought to the household registration office for birth registration

Automatic inspection of information by the birth notification mainframe

Print-out of Live Birth or Dead Birth Certificate

Sheet TwoTo be sent to the Civil Affairs Department to be forwarded to the household registration office（ Paper delivery abolished on Jan. 1, 2005）

Data Key-in by the birth delivery medical organization

Information incorrect or abnormal situation detected

BOHP Database for automatic backup

Print out information of births with defects and non-citizen parturient for case management and further referral and follow-up.

Print out all kinds of birth notification -related statistics reports.

Find out exceptional births and the parturient. Commit to health care of the non-citizen parturient and follow up with births having defects.

Monitor practices of notification by medical organizations under its jurisdiction to fully control timeliness of notification. (According to the law, notification must be made within 7 days of the birth date.)

Calculate statistics of all birth-related information and distribution on a national scale

Use programs to examine contradictory information of the new birth and the parturient. Filter out to exceptional data of the new birth and the parturient.

Monitor all of the notification data.

Department of HealthHealth Centers

Bureau of Health Promotion Department of Health / Health Centers

Birth DeliveryMedical Organization