Population 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

M ission : 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 I Planning and execution of research plans Major Survey Series and Survey Item Year 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 Survey NHIS 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 、 Youth and student survey series KAP KAP KAP KAP KAP KAP KAP KAP KAP Youth and student survey Survey Fertility, Maternal and child Health Survey

Youth 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 Survey Year: 2004 Population: Junior high school students in Taiwan area

Taiwan 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 of the Middle Aged and Elderly in Taiwan 1st wave (60+) 2nd wave (64+) 3rd wave (67+) 2462(50-66) 4th wave (70+) 2130(53-69) 5th wave 2003 (74+) (57-73) (50-56)  Social Environmental Biomarker of Aging Study 2000 Disable Elderly Survey 1994

Telephone Interview Survey YearSurvey Item Target Population (years) Delegate 93 Young Adults Attitudes toward Marriage and Child- bearing in Taiwan from Telephone Survey 20-39National Telephone Survey on Cancer screen for populace 40-69National Tobacco SurveyAbove 18City/country 94 Young Adults Attitudes toward Marriage and Child- bearing in Taiwan from Telephone Survey 20-39National Health Behavior Risk Factor Surveyabove 18City/country Tobacco SurveyAbove 18City/country 95 Telephone Survey on Child seat SafetyParents (under 4 years)National Telephone Survey on Chronic Disease PreventionAbove 30National Young Adults Attitudes toward Marriage and Child- bearing from Telephone Survey 20-39National Tobacco SurveyAbove 18City/country

Major Tasks II Flowchart of Online Birth Notification YES NO YES Sheet One To 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 Two To 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 Health Health Centers Bureau of Health PromotionDepartment of Health / Health Centers Birth Delivery Medical Organization