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Vital Statistics Practices

• Where to Write for Vital Records
• Inter-Jurisdictional Exchange of Vital Records
• NAPHSIS Training Resources
• Statistical Measures and Definitions
• Statistical Reports
• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
• Links to Other Organizations and Agencies
• Model Data Release Agreement (Massachusetts)
• Recommendations to Reduce Ill-Defined Causes of Death
• Flow Charts and Best Practices to Improve Birth Certificate Timeliness
• Assessing Changes in the Vital Records and Statistics Infrastructure Survey
• Guidelines for Very Low Birth Weight Follow-up
• Papers on the Vital Statistics System
• National Death Index Information (NCHS Web site) 
• History of the National Vital Statistics System (NCHS Web site)
• History of Standard Birth Certificate Number
• SSA's Electronic Enumeration at Birth User's Guide and SSA-2853 Forms
• NAPHSIS Member Survey Results
• VSCP Contract Resources
• NAPHSIS Birth/Death Matching White Paper
• NAPHSIS Software Code Sharing Program