Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for the WHO Family of International Classifications
Director / Head:
Dr. Robert Anderson
Institution:
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Address:
3311 Toledo Road
20782
Maryland
Town:
Hyattsville
Country:
USA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(1-301) 458-4073
Fax:
(1-301) 458-4034
Date of Designation:
01/Jan/1976
Last Redesignation:
21/Mar/2024
Expiry:
21/Mar/2028
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Assist WHO in its work to develop, maintain and revise the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC).
- Contribute to the global network of WHO Collaborating Centres on FIC under WHO’s leadership.
- At the request of WHO provide support for local and regional users of classifications.
- In support of and in coordination with WHO, promote use of the WHO-FIC as and when appropriate by developing, and sharing training materials, organizing and conducting training courses and translating international WHO-FIC materials for local use, in coordination with WHO.
- Support WHO to strengthen the implementation of WHO classifications, supporting quality assurance procedures of the WHO-FIC classifications regarding mechanisms, norms and standards of classification use, data collection, and data analysis.
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Subjects:
- Classifications of diseases
- Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment
- Disabilities and rehabilitation (excluding accident prevention)
Types of activity:
- Coordination of activities carried out by several institutions (e.g. other WHO collaborating centres)
- Training and education
- Standardization of terminology and nomenclature
WHO Outputs:
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4.1.1 - Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts |
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4.1.2 - GPW 13 impacts and outcomes, global and regional health trends, Sustainable Development Goal indicators, health inequalities and disaggregated data monitored |
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4.1.3 - Strengthened evidence base, prioritization and uptake of WHO generated norms and standards and improved research capacity and the ability to effectively and sustainably scale up innovations, including digital technology, in countries |
Responsible Officer:
JAKOB Robert
Phone:
+41 22 791 5877
Technical Counterpart:
KONTIO Katri
Phone:
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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