Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys

The Vendor is required to provide to collect data for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in the State.
- The data collection process requires that the contractor follow very specific protocols for data collection, handling, and submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Other possible activities include analyzing BRFSS data, generating written summary reports, providing technical assistance on data analysis, technical assistance and guidance on best practices for questionnaire development and data collection.
- The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a population health surveillance system that uses telephone interviews to gather information from a random sample of non-institutionalized English or Spanish-speaking adults.
- The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data Collection includes the following services:
• Annual Survey Revision: Conducting questionnaire formatting, construction, and testing
• Survey Implementation: Managing a call center with trained interviewers capable of completing a minimum of 6,000 and a maximum of 26,000 health surveys each calendar year
• Reporting: Implementing a CDC-approved data reporting pipeline
• Pre-contact Notification: Mailing pre-notification postcards to sample pool