*New* Friends of NCHS: FYI’s and Opportunities

Posted: 6/26/2025 ()

1. Please consider responding to the call for comments on NCHS collections to explain how you use the data and why they are important. With the current scrutiny, it’s important to take advantage of opportunities like these:
   • Research Data Center Proposal for Access to Confidential Data for NCHS –https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/11/2025-10616/agency-forms-undergoing-paperwork-reduction-act-review
   • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Rapid Surveys System (RSS) –https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/11/2025-10618/agency-forms-undergoing-paperwork-reduction-act-review
2. If you have been affected by disappeared or altered federal data, please see this note from a reporter:
   • Hello – I’m Laura Santhanam, a reporter with PBS News who is working on a digital print article to help our audience understand the parameters of the crater made in the federal workforce, but especially as it has affected the collection and use of data, both in this present moment and how those changes are expected to radiate going forward. I am particularly interested in learning about specific examples of disappeared data or data that have been altered since late January. If you would like to share your story, I am here to listen. Please message me over Signal at 1-662-801-0334. Since things are moving so quickly, we are trying to gather these stories sooner rather than later. Any help is much appreciated.
3.  The FY26 budget request for NCHS if for a $175 million, which is a reduction from the current level of $187 million. The proposal also calls for NCHS to be moved to the to-be-created HHS Office of Strategy. Please continue to push for NCHS to be well funded.