Library Guides: Data and Statistical Portal: Data Sets State & Local

Federal Government and National Organization Sources

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
BRFSS is the world’s largest telephone survey; it tracks health risks of adults in the United States. A federal and state partnership allows data collection at the national, state, and local levels.
Child Stats – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
This web site provides federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families.
Data and Statistics about the U.S.
Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
State & County QuickFacts from U.S. Census Bureau
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey
Povides in-depth State and local area data to meet various program and policy needs in an ever-changing health care system
State or Territorial Health Departments - CDC
State Profiles – Children in the States Factsheets – 2-14: Children’s Defense Fund
State Health Facts Online - Kaiser Family Foundation

Community Health Assessments

State and Local Data Sources

Foodborne Illness Surveillance, Response, and Data Systems
Each surveillance system described plays a role in detecting and preventing foodborne disease and outbreaks.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
SHADAC, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, helps states monitor rates of health insurance coverage and to understand factors associated with uninsurance. SHADAC provides targeted policy analysis and technical assistance to states that are conducting their own health insurance surveys and/or using data from national surveys.

Health Status Indicators

The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R ) program is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. A collaboration of CHR&R with Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) in now in one central location (August 31, 2017).

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR&R) A collaboration of CHR&R with Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) in one central location. Measures vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America. From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
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Effective August 31, 2017, Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) will no longer be supported, but CHR&R will now allow nationwide comparison of counties with similar populations based on key demographic, social, and economic indicators. This important collaboration allows CHR&R to deliver popular functionality of both CHSI and CHR&R products in one central location.
Health Indicators Warehouse (HIW)
Clearinghouse of health indicators data by topic. Free download. Developed by the National Center for Health Statistics