National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHANES August 2021-August 2023 Procedure Manuals

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These manuals are part of the protocol for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. Manuals listed below were developed for interviewer and examiner training. These are important references for NHANES as all correct procedures, policies, and standards are comprehensively detailed. Dates on the first page of each manual reflect the most recent revision.

Interview

Years Manual Name Document
2021-2023 Interviewer Procedure Manual [PDF - 21.7 MB]
2021-2023 MEC ACASI Procedures Manual [PDF - 6.22 MB]

Laboratory

Years Manual Name Document
2021-2023 Laboratory Procedures Manual [PDF - 9.88 MB]

Examination

Years Manual Name Document
2021-2023 Anthropometry (Body Measures) [PDF - 5.51 MB]
2021-2023 Balance [PDF - 1.57 MB]
2021-2023 Blood Pressure – Oscillometric Measurement [PDF - 6.28 MB]
2021-2023 Body Composition [PDF - 4.9 MB]
2021-2023 Clinician [PDF - 3.13 MB]
2021-2023 Dietary Interviewer [PDF - 11.9 MB]
2021-2023 Liver Ultrasound Transient Elastography [PDF - 5.95 MB]
2021-2023 Urine Specimen Collection [PDF - 904 KB]
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics