Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world's largest, on-going telephone health survey system. As a result, surveys were developed and conducted to monitor state-level prevalence of the major behavioral risks among adults associated with premature morbidity and mortality. The basic philosophy was to collect data on actual behaviors, rather than on attitudes or knowledge, that would be especially useful for planning, initiating, supporting, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs. Currently data are collected monthly in all 50 states.

行为风险因素监测系统（BRFSS）是全球最大的持续电话健康调查系统。因此，针对监测与过早发病率和死亡率相关的成年人主要行为风险的州级流行率，开发了相应的调查并进行实施。其基本理念在于收集关于实际行为而非态度或知识的数据，这对于规划、启动、支持和评估健康促进及疾病预防项目尤为有用。目前，所有50个州每月均进行数据收集。