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March 2023

Naphsis 2023 Awards - Call for Nominations

Do you know a superhero in the vital records and health statistics world? Have you nominated them to receive an award at the Naphsis Annual Meeting? We can only successfully recognize them with your nomination. Anyone may submit a nomination – take a few moments to nominate your vital records superhero today!

Awards Include:

Early Career Professional Award (Rising Star)

Outstanding Leadership Award (Shining Star)

Excellence Award: Individual and/or Team (Comet/Constellation)

​Partner of the Year

Halbert L. Dunn Award

Click here for more information on Naphsis Awards and Previous Award Recipients

Identity & Security Conference | April 4-5, 2023 | Washington, DC

There is still time to register for the 2023 Identity & Security Conference. It is a one-of-a-kind event to bring vital records agency staff and industry leaders in identity services, fraud prevention, and technology together for mutual education, discussion, and standards development. To view the complete schedule of sessions and speakers, click here.

Naphsis April Accreditation Webinar

Please join Naphsis on April 17, 2023 at 3:00 ET to learn about VRHS accreditation. Krystal Colburn (AZ), Melissa Bird (IA) and Shawna Flax (SD) will discuss their experience going through the accreditation process. Accreditation tools and resources will also be shared with attendees. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from colleagues that have been through the process.

Annual PHAB Vital Records Health Statistics Unit Accreditation Training

Naphsis and the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) are offering the annual VRHS Accreditation Applicant training session in person on June 25, 2023 from 1- 5 pm CT in conjunction with NAPHSIS Annual Meeting.

This training is a required step in the accreditation process. Accreditation Coordinators from VRHS Units that plan to apply for VRHS accreditation between July 15, 2023 and July 15, 2024 are required to attend Applicant training before they can pursue accreditation. The training will consist of one 4-hour live session which includes a 30-minute break. A syllabus with detailed information about the training will be made available to VRHS Units that register.

The registration for this training will close May 31, 2023.

Naphsis Annual Meeting | June 26-28, 2023 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin



Registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting is now open! Visit the website for more information, including the meeting schedule, hotel and travel tips, and to register. Register by June 1, 2023, to receive the discounted early registration rate.

Annual Meeting Poster Session | June 27, 2023 | 8:00-10:00 am

Naphsis invites you to share your successes and lessons learned with your colleagues at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Poster Presentations represent an opportunity to share with your vital records and health statistics colleagues.

VSCP Monthly Project Director's Call

April 12, 2023 @ 2 pm ET - Register

Arizona’s Quality Assurance & Outreach Efforts

Vital Statistics Rapid Release Program: Recent provisional mortality data releases 

May 10, 2023 @ 2 pm ET - Register

2023 Vital Records 101 Training



It's a wrap. The 2023 Vital Records 101 training is now complete. The 2.5 day training took place in Santa FE, NM. 42 participants from 21 jurisdictions in attendance. The training is supported by the Vital Statistics Improvement Cooperative Agreement Naphsis has with NCHS ad is designed for staff who are new to their roles.

Attendees shared recent projects, how their offices were structured and gained knowledge on how other jurisdictions address similar issues and concerns. Please check out our attendee group photo on our Facebook page, along with other announcements and events. Special thanks go to the New Mexico vital records staff and their Bureau Chief, Michael Padilla, for giving us such a warm welcome and introducing us to the local culture including the most important question you’ll hear in New Mexico - “red or green?”

Continual Impact Free Training - Collaborative Improvement

April 20, 2023 @11:00-11:45 am ET - Register



Can you achieve high performance alone? We believe it is a team-based activity. This webinar will provide strategies and examples of how to identify and conduct collaborative improvement with partners, customers, and other stakeholders critical to success.

US Census Bureau | April 6, 2023 | 3:00 pm ET

On Monday, April 3, the U.S. Census Bureau will release a suite of 2010 Census demonstration data products that incorporate the final production settings chosen for both the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC). The release will include all files described in their January 27 newsletter. A webinar about the release will be hosted on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

• WebEx link  
• Webinar/Access number (if needed): 2760 713 5166
• Webinar password (if needed): Census#1

Maine, Michigan, and North Dakota join SSA Marriage System

Naphsis is excited to announce that four more jurisdictions have joined the new SSA Marriage System. This brings the total number of jurisdictions to nine, with another 11 planned this calendar year. There are still opportunities to participate—please email systems@naphsis.org to find out how you can qualify for $75,000 upon successful connection and $7 per successful verification.

Missouri Joins EVVE FOD

Naphsis is happy to announce that Missouri is the newest participating jurisdiction to join EVVE Fact-Of-Death. Thank you to our colleagues in Missouri that have worked with Naphsis over the past several months to make this happen.

Newly Released Products Related To Maternal Mortality

On Thursday, March 16, NCHS released two products related to maternal mortality. The first is a Health E-Stats report entitled “Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021.” This report presents national maternal mortality rates for 2021 by age, race and Hispanic origin and can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/hestats.htm.

The second is a surveillance dashboard that presents monthly provisional numbers of maternal deaths. Updates to this dashboard will occur on a quarterly basis. The dashboard can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/provisional-maternal-deaths.htm. 

NAHDO's 3rd Annual Meeting and Networking Session | August 14-16, 2023 | Boston, MA

Following the successful model for in-person networking events over the past two years (Albuquerque and Seattle), NAHDO is hosting a set of meetings and workshops with topic-driven sessions designed to identify solutions to some of the current challenges facing health data organizations.



Check here for additional details and registration information as they are available.