Turning Great Ideas into Healthier Communities

Program

Survey Research Group

The Survey Research Group (SRG) specializes in conducting population based health-related surveys, using one of the most technologically advanced call centers in the country. Since 1987, public health officials, advocates and researchers use the data for a variety of purposes: tracking health risks, identifying emerging problems, improving treatment, and evaluating programs. SRG’s mission is to foster health, well-being, and quality of life through rigorous quantitative and qualitative research guided by the principles of equity in health, environment, education and economic context.

Program Director(s)

Marta Induni

Program Site

http://www.surveyresearchgroup.org/

Projects

2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Environmental Health Branch

Five questions on asthma, proposed by the Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB), will be included in the 2011 California Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. PHI is collecting data on the questions through the survey and providing a final 2011 BRFS dataset.

California Women's Health Survey 2011 Questions

This project incorporates eight questions for the 2011 California Women's Health Survey which will focus on the topics of HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening.

Environmental Health Investigation Branch Questions for BRFS

The Survey Research Group will collect data on several questions proposed by the California Environmental Health Investigation Branch on the 2013 California Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS).

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey project collects and analyzes data on risk behaviors of adolescents in the general population, in order to prevent current and emerging chronic diseases and injuries. The Survey Research Group is gathering data from roughly 1,500 surveys from adolescents, and will disseminate data to researchers, policy makers and educators.