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Health Statistics
A Quick Guide to Finding Health Statistics. Before getting started, think about the following:
- Potential sources: What government agencies, foundations, or national organizations have an interest in collecting, summarizing, and/or publishing statistics on this topic? Is there an NIH agency that does research in this area?
- Level: Local, State, National, International
National
US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Health Insurance
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html
MEDLINEplus Health Topics
http://medlineplus.gov
NCHS FastStats A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
State and Local
Arkansas Public Health Virtual Library Statistics Section
http://arpublichealth.info/hd/hd1.aspx?h1=14
CDC/State Tobacco Activities and Evaluation System
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/statesystem/systemIndex.aspx
Directory of State Health Department Websites
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/ - Health Professional Shortage Areas; Medical Underserved Areas/Populations; state and county profiles
Morbidity and Mortalitiy Weekly Report (MMWR)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/summary.html - Nationally Notifiable Disease Surveillance System
MMWR State Morbidity and Mortality Tables
http://wonder.cdc.gov/mmwr/about.asp
statehealtfacts.org
http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/ - (Kaiser Family Foundation)
USA Counties
http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml
International
globalhealthfacts.org
http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/ - (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Topics: http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/bytopic.jsp?va=1 - MEASURE DHS: Country QuickStats
Demographic and Health Surveys
http://www.measuredhs.com/countries/ - Most country surveys collect information on basic demographic and health topics, including fertility, family planning, maternal and child health and nutrition as well as special topics in response to emerging health issues and changing trends.
World Health Organization: Country Reports
http://www.who.int/ncd_surveillance/infobase/web/InfoBasePolicyMaker/Reports/reportListCountries.aspx
Health expenditures, health status indicators, life expectancy, disease outbreaks, diseases and other conditions.l
Direct Query Databases
CDC Wonder
http://wonder.cdc.gov/ - Chronic and infectious diseases; environmental health; occupational health; injuries; health practice; health promotion.
HCUPnet
http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
AHRQ’s Health Care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Data on hospital stays at the national, state, and local levels.
MEASURE DHS
http://www.measuredhs.com/accesssurveys/
WHO Infobase
http://www.who.int/ncd_surveillance/infobase/web/InfoBaseCommon/
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