Mission
The Health Surveys User Group (HSUG) was established to bring together internal and external Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) partners to discuss the implementation of the annual Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS). This group advises the Community Assessment Team (CAT) at the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on questionnaire development and data collection for the BRFSS, which includes data analysis, interpretation, use, and reporting.
If you would like to be added to the HSUG, email the BRFSS program at BRFSS@dshs.texas.gov.
Upcoming HSUG Meetings:
| Date | Time & Place |
|---|
| July 18, 2019 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, DSHS Main Campus, M653 |
| October 17, 2019 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, DSHS Main Campus, M653 |
| January 16, 2020 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, DSHS Main Campus, M653 |
| April 16, 2020 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, DSHS Main Campus, M653 |
Timeline for the 2020 BRFSS:
| Date | Description |
|---|
| June 1, 2019 | Call for 2020 Texas BRFSS Proposals goes out |
| TBA | Texas BRFSS proposals for additional questions and oversampling are due to Texas BRFSS coordinator |
| July 18, 2019 | HSUG Meeting to discuss proposals |
| September 2019 | Pretesting any new questions |
| October 17, 2019 | HSUG Meeting - finalize questionnaire and contractor will be onsite |
| October 2019 | Finalized questionnaire to contractor |
| November 1, 2019 | Invoices go out for 2020 Texas BRFSS |
| December 2019 | 2020 questionnaire demo |
| January 2020 | 2020 BRFSS questionnaire in the field |