Holly Hedegaard Appointed to the Board of Scientific
Counselors for the National Center for Health Statistics
Sept. 3, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment announced that Holly
Hedegaard, M.D., has been appointed to the Board of
Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Health
Statistics. Hedegaard is the only person from a state health
department to serve on this board.
The National Center for Health Statistics is America’s
principal health statistics agency and collects data from
birth and death records, medical records and interview
surveys to compile statistical information to guide actions
and policies to improve public health. The Board of
Scientific Counselors provides advice and makes
recommendations to the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and the National Center for Health Statistics on statistical
and epidemiological research and activities.
Ned Calonge, chief medical officer at the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment, said, “This is
an outstanding achievement, and Dr. Hedegaard’s appointment
to this position highlights her remarkable skills in
epidemiology, statistical analysis and use of data for
health care policy development. The department and the state
of Colorado are well represented with her serving on this
board.” Board members are selected by the secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services from authorities
knowledgeable in statistical, demographic and
epidemiological research.
Hedegaard is the data program manager in the Emergency
Medical and Trauma Services Section at the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment and has served
as an injury/medical epidemiologist at the state health
department since 1994.
For more information on the National Center for Health
Statistics, visit
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/, and for more information on
the Board of Scientific Counselors, visit
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_main.htm. For more
information on the Emergency Medical and Trauma Services
Section, visit
www.coems.info. |
