Health Status Indicators
- Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI)An overview of key health indicators for local communities and to encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve a community’s health.
Subject guide for Government Documents
- U.S. Government Documents Online
The Howard-Tilton Research Guide for Government Documents
Population
- DataFinder - Population Reference BureauIncludes U.S. & World Data. Hundreds of variables
- U.S. Census Bureau. Data Tools.
Minnesota Population Center (MPC)
The MPC is a developer of demographic data resources. MPC data is available free over the internet.
- MPC Data Projects
- American Time Use Survey (ATUS-X) The extract builder for the American Time Use Survey
- Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS) A harmonized version of the U.S. National Health Interview Series from the 1960s to the present
- IPUMS-CPS An integrated version of the U.S. Current Population Survey from 1962 to the present
- National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) Includes aggregate U.S. census data from 1790 to the present
- North American Population Project (NAPP) Full count and sample census data from multiple countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries
- Using the NHGIS Data Finder PDF help document
SNAPS
- Snap Shots of State Population Data, Version 1.5 (SNAPS) SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases.
- View SNAPS data U.S. Map. Click on the State.
HSRR
Information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in Health Services Research, Behavioral and Social Sciences and Public Health with links to PubMed.
- Health Services and Sciences Research Resources (HSRR) Designed for health care researchers seeking data resources used in health services research, the behavioral and social sciences and public health. Includes information about research datasets, instruments/indices and software. From the National Library of Medicine's National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
U.S. Health in International Perspective
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
ISBN: 0309264146
Publication Date: 2013-04-03
Institute of Medicine (IOM). Committee on Population (CPOP); Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (BPH)
CDC
Data & Statistics
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice Issues affecting the public’s health. In studies ranging from core principles and needs in the field to specific issues such as vaccine safety, pandemic preparedness issues, smoking cessation, health disparities, and reducing environmental and occupational hazards, BPH considers the best ways to ensure the health of the public. ,,,
- CDC - Data & Statistics
- CDC Features: Data & Statistics New CDC.gov feature articles on data and statistics topics.
- CDC. Surveys and Data Collection Systems NCHS data systems and surveys are ongoing annual systems while others are conducted periodically. NCHS has two major types of data systems: systems based on populations, containing data collected through personal interviews or examinations; and systems based on records, containing data collected from vital and medical records.
- CDC. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Comprehensive Epidemiological Data Resources - Dept of Energy
- County Health Rankings The County Health Rankings are a key component of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) project. MATCH is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
- Guide to Community Preventive Services Resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community.
- HCUPnet - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) -
- Health Indicators Warehouse (HIW) Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics
- HealthyPeople.gov
- HSR Information Central Resources for the information needs of the Health Services Research Community. A research portal of with data, funding announcements, reports, podcasts, discussion groups, and more.
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- KIDS COUNT Data Center The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health
- Medicare Claims Public Use Files Medicare Claims Public Use Files.
- Minnesota Population Center (MPC) An interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research
- NACCHO's Toolbox To locate public-health-related tools. New users must register. Toolbox is a free service available for public use, intended to promote and advance public health objectives.
- National Academy of Sciences. Committee on Population Knowledge and methods of the population sciences to bear on major issues of science and public policy.
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Bureau associates concentrate on four types of empirical research: developing new statistical measurements, estimating quantitative models of economic behavior, assessing the economic effects of public policies, and projecting the effects of alternative policy proposals.
- National Connection for Local Public Health | NACCHO
- NCHS - FastStats A to Z
- Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America
- Office of Applied Studies (OAS). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce -- Health Data Tools and Statistics PhPartners.org
- Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
- State Cancer Profiles
- Statehealthfacts.org / Kaiser Family Foundation
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Statistics
- UDS Mapper! Geographic extent of U.S. federally (Section 330)-funded health centers. Requires free registration.
- USA.gov -- Data and Statistics – General Reference Resources
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
A private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization. NBER activities are organized into Programs and Working Groups. The major programs that are of interest to health research are the NBER Health Care Program and the NBER Program in Health Economics which focuses on the determinants of health.
- NBER Papers in Health Care
- NBER Papers in Health Economics
- Vital Statistics Birth Data at the NBER Data Sets Available for download
- Current Population Survey (CPS) Data at the NBER Data sets available for download
- Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online)
NHANES- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
CDC Stacks
- http://stacks.cdc.gov/ CDC Stacks is a free, digital archive of scientific research and literature produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Demographic Tool
- Social Explorer Tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information.
Health Indicators Warehouse
- Health Indicators Warehouse (HIW) Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics. Indicators in the HIW are categorized by topic, geography, and initiative.
CDC-MMWR
- Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables (MMWR) MMWR: July 1, 2011 / 60(25);854-867
- MMWR
- MMWR Advanced Search
Featuring: PRB DISTILLED DEMOGRAPHICS: THE DEATH RATE
Occupational and environmental health studies - dataset
- Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource - (CEDR) The Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR) is a Department of Energy (DOE) public-use repository of data from occupational and environmental health studies of workers at DOE facilities and nearby community residents. Account required to download but not to view.
Public Health Statistics
- National Center for Health Care Statistics
- Health: Statistical Resource on the Web from U. MichiganMaintained by the University of Michigan Library, Government Documents Department
Injury Prevention & Control: Data & Statistics (WISQARSTM)
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
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