Expert Calls for Congressional Action on National Health Alert System
For decades, health policymakers have relied on a survey tool to get early awareness of emerging public health threats before they become full-blown crises. The results of those surveys have shaped policy on matters like fortification of foods and the need to conduct public awareness campaigns due to the millions who were found to be unaware that they had high blood pressure. That survey tool is NHANES, or National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey. NHANES has played a pivotal role in shaping public health policy since the 70s, but something happened last year during the longest federal government shutdown that could lead to…











