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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ The
world’s largest telephone survey, the BRFSS tracks health risks in the
U.S. Information from the survey is used to improve the health of the American
people. States and territories are using BRFSS data to create policies and initiatives
to meet health-related goals and measure their success. Much of the data and
statistics used in public health on health behaviors, trends and disease prevalence
are derived from the BRFSS.
CDC Data and Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm This
site is a point of access to all public health data and statistical sites developed
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The home page contains
four categories: Scientific Data, Surveillance, Health Statistics and Laboratory
Information. The page contains links to many of the most well utilized public
health statistical sites including, NCHS, CDC WONDER and BRFSS.
CDC State Health Departments: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html This
MMWR site provides links to all state health departments.
CDC WONDER: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ The
Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) provides a single
point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data.
Users can query numeric data sets on CDC’s mainframe and other computers,
via “fill-in-the blank” web pages in order to analyze data.
Data and Surveys Index Page: Agency for Health Care Quality Research
and Quality (AHRQ) : http://www.ahrq.gov/data/ Provides
links to information developed by the AHRQ including the Healthcare Cost and
Utilization Project (HCUP) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). HCUP
databases are a resource of discharge-level health care data. MEPS produces nationally
representative statistics on health care expenses.
Data2010: http://wonder.cdc.gov/data2010/ An
interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion
Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics, and containing the most
recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010 ojectives.
Fedstats http://www.fedstats.gov/ Fedstats
is an access portal to statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal
agencies.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ The
primary health statistics agency in the U.S., this CDC site is an enormous virtual
data warehouse. Statistical information available on this site includes: accident
rates, birth rates, growth charts, leading causes of death, mortality rates,
health status indicators by state and disease incidences of everything from AIDS
to whooping cough.
Partners in Health Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Health Data Tools and Statistics: http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html This
site serves as a convenient portal to over 50 Web sites health statistics and
data sets. Included in the links are many of the sources listed below, as well
as other sites dealing with both national and state data. The Partners Web site
was developed through a collaboration of government agencies, public health organizations
and health sciences libraries.
State Health Facts Online http://www.statehealthfacts.org This
resource from the Kaiser Family Foundation contains the latest state-level data
on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access,
financing and legislation. State comparison health data is also available.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): http://oas.samhsa.gov SAMHSA’s
Office of Applied Studies is the primary source of national data on the prevalence,
treatment, and consequences of substance abuse in the U.S. The site has information
on drug-related emergency room visits, drug-related deaths and the substance
abuse treatment system.
U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/ An
often-overlooked site, the census bureau is useful for demographic data on national,
state and county levels. The site provides direct access to public census data
files, special reports, interactive software & mapping tools and a searchable
database.
WISQARS http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/ WISQARS
(Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database
system that provides customized reports of injury-related data. Data is
broken down into fatal and non-fatal injuries.
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