Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Obesity Study Records, 1978-1985doi:10.7910/DVN/IUXKBZHarvard Dataverse2017-08-221Gortmaker, Steven Lawrence, 1949-., 2017, "Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Obesity Study Records, 1978-1985", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/IUXKBZ, Harvard Dataverse, V1Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Obesity Study Records, 1978-1985doi:10.7910/DVN/IUXKBZGortmaker, Steven Lawrence, 1949-.Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)Harvard DataverseCenter for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)2017-05-18Steven Lawrence Gortmaker Papers.The Steven Lawrence Gortmaker papers, 1955-1998 (inclusive), 1977-1997 (bulk), is a collection of research data, administrative records, and teaching records generated as a product of Gortmaker’s research, teaching, and professional activities throughout the course of his career at the Harvard School of Public Health (later the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health).Medicine, Health and Life SciencesSocial SciencesObesity.Public health – Research – United States.ObesityNational Health Examination Survey (U.S.).National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.).<p>This dataset represents a group of paper records (a "series") within the Steven Lawrence Gortmaker papers, 1955-1998 (inclusive), 1977-1997 (bulk), which can be accessed on-site at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. The series consists primarily of summarized and analyzed research data generated and compiled by Steven Lawrence Gortmaker as a product of his obesity research, using raw data from the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), previously the National Health Examination Survey (NHES). Records were generated using raw data from cycles II and III of the National Health Examination Survey and cycles I, II, and III of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.</p> <p>The data focuses on obesity, body structure, and body measurements, analyzed by age, race, socioeconomic background, social behavior, family structure, region, survey cycle, and various other variables. Data includes regressions, frequencies, percentiles, and summary statistics, among other types of statistical analysis. Series also includes codebooks, research notes, and content descriptions of survey data tapes (tapes are not present in the collection).</p> <p>Data and associated records are accessible onsite at the Center for the History of Medicine per the conditions governing access described below.</p> <p>Conditions Governing Access to Original Collection Materials: Researchers should consult <a href="https://www.countway.harvard.edu/chom/research-and-access">Public Services</a> for more information on accessing the collection.</p> <p>The Steven Lawrence Gortmaker papers were processed with grant funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as awarded and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in 2016. View the <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HMS.Count:med00243">Steven Lawrence Gortmaker Papers finding aid</a> for a full collection inventory of the records, and for more information about accessing and using the collection.</p>1978198519781985Analyzed data.Codebooks.Raw data.Summarized data.The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. Researchers are responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations that hold copyright to seek use permissions.Data and associated records are accessible onsite at the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Files containing health, personnel, and student information are restricted for 80 years; files containing university records are restricted for 50 years. Access requires advance notice. Contact <a href="https://www.countway.harvard.edu/chom/research-and-access">Public Services</a> for more information about accessing the collection.For more of Gortmaker's research, please see the "Harvard School of Public Health. Harvard Prevention Research Center Records, 1992-2003 (inclusive), 1994-2003 (bulk) Dataverse" (https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/HPRC-NPA).Collection Finding Aid: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HMS.Count:med00243