The SHHS Coordinating Center, at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, is responsible for statistical planning and accumulation of quality data from the Field Sites, training of the Field Site personnel in non-PSG functions and data collection, data management and transmission, and the management of technical aspects of CC activities.

The CC participates in and coordinates the development of the study protocol, and the Manual of Operations. It also coordinates the integration of data from the parent cohorts, all supported by the NHLBI: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC), Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), Strong Heart Study (SHS), the Framingham Study, the Cornell Cardiovascular Center, Tucson Epidemiology Study of Obstructive Airways Disease and Tucson Health and Environment cohort. CC investigators design, produce, and test forms to be used in the study, and develop, test, and implement the data entry system. The CC is also responsible for arrangements for the Steering Committee meetings and minutes from these meetings.

Quality and quantity of data from the Field Sites is monitored and reported by the CC to the centers and to the Steering Committee. The CC prepares confidential reports for the Observational Study Monitoring Board (OSMB), as well as interim and final analyses and other specific statistical analyses and reports. The CC supports manuscript preparation through data analysis, statistical consultation, editorial tasks and coordination of meetings.

The P.I. of the CC is a voting member of the Steering Committee; other epidemiologists and statisticians participate as investigators in the study and are assisted by research assistants, programmers, and data clerks.

Last Updated:

01 May 2007