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Re: How do you go about getting an ACE study for your State? We need one In Michigan!!!
By "ACEs Study," do you mean the full-blown type of study conducted by Drs. Felitti and Anda? Or do you mean collection of the ACEs data for your state? If it's the former, I don't know. If it's the latter, I can offer some suggestions. Your public health department would be lthe place to start. They conduct the yearly behavioral risk factor surveillance system surveys, and they would have to add the ACE module to their survey. Some helpful information on this: As you may know, the BRFSS is...
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Re: How do you go about getting an ACE study for your State? We need one In Michigan!!!
Dr. Hahn, Kathy Hentcy made some excellent suggestions. The CDC site on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System lists these two contacts for Michigan (a good place to start): Coordinator: Chris Fussman, MPH Michigan Department of Community Health Community Public Health Agency 201 Townsend Street, P.O. Box 30195 Lansing, Michigan 48909 http://www.michigan.gov/brfs/ Phone: 517-335-8144 Fax: 517-335-9195 Project Director: Sarah Lyon-Callo, MA, MS Phone: 517-335-9315 Fax: 517-335-9790
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Re: Improving the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Scale
Kathy, I very much appreciate the clarification of concerns, and objections you noted above. I wish that I had seen it sooner. I've had periodic discussions with one Vermont House member-who's a retired School Principal- and he didn't clarify the concerns as well as your post above. I believe you have articulated a reasonable argument as it applies to both the 2013 Vermont House Bill 762, and use of the ACE questions in the annual State BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Study)-even though...