Carbon Monoxide Survey Summary

Background

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas that you cannot see or smell. It is toxic to all humans and animals. It is produced whenever something is burned incompletely or when something is burned in a closed-in area. CO can be found in households from sources such as gas appliances, wood burning stoves and fireplaces. The amount produced while using fuel-burning appliances is usually not harmful, but it can become so when appliances are used improperly and/or are not functioning correctly.

If you have any questions please contact the CHAS Principle Investigator.

Harley Davis, MSPH, PhD
davisph@dph.sc.gov

What is the South Carolina Children's Health Assessment Survey (SC CHAS)? 
The CHAS is a comprehensive surveillance system in South Carolina that conducts an annual survey. The survey provides state-level statistical estimates on health issues of South Carolina children.

• 2012 Questionnaire
• 2013 Questionnaire
• 2014 Questionnaire
• 2015 Questionnaire
• 2016 Questionnaire

South Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (SCVDRS)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) in 2002 and SCVDRS was one of the first states to start collecting surveillance data on violent deaths in 2003. SCVDRS uses information from law enforcement reports, death certificates, and coroner/medical examiner reports (including toxicology) to pool data on violent deaths and their circumstances into one anonymous database.

The BRFSS survey is composed of three main sections:

• Core Component
• Optional Module
• State-Added Questions

All states must ask the core component questions without modification.

States may choose to add any, all, or none of the optional modules and state-added questions after asking the core component questions.

Useful Information

Nearly year-round, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) participates in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)—the world's largest continuously conducted health survey system in the world. The BRFSS is a random telephone survey of non-institutionalized individuals aged 18 or older that is used to track health risks, behaviors and preventative health practices in the United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) in 1987 in response to indications that the United States low birthweight and infant mortality rates were no longer declining as rapidly as in past years. In 1991, South Carolina (SC) PRAMS was implemented through a collaborative agreement between the CDC, the Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Services and the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).

Overview

The Children's Health Assessment Survey (CHAS) is the first survey of its kind in South Carolina to measure the health characteristics of children, ages 0 through 17.