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| Internet Guides | | | - USA.gov
- USA.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information, is the catalyst for a growing electronic government.
- FASTATS
- A part of the National Center for Health Statistics site. This is a subject list from A-Z and related statistics. Its
is a 'one-stop' place to find health statistics.
- FEDSTATS
- Information compiled from 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government who produce statistics of
interest to the public.
- American FactFinder (U.S. Census Data)
- A gateway to U.S. Census data.
- State Health Facts Online
- This resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics,
health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.
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| Internet Sites | | | - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- A compilation of many statistical resources on health produced by US federal government agencies
- Administration for Children and Families
- The
Administration for Children and Families contains statistics that deal with the economic and social well-being of
families, children and individuals.
- Administration on Aging
- The Administration on Aging provides statistical information on older persons, including vital statistics and statistics on health and health
care.
- Cancer.gov : Statistics
- From the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of NIH. Site contains statistics, and tools for using and understanding them.
- Health Insurance Data
- Data on health insurance coverage from 1992 forward in a variety of population groups collected by the US Census Bureau using the annual Current Population Survey (CPS)
- Indian Health Service
- Indian Health Service contains statistical
information on the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- The NHTSA, under
the Department of Transportation, collects statistics on traffic safety, motor vehicle fatalities,
and crash and injury statistics
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- NIAID is a component of the
National Institutes of Health, its fact sheets pages provides statistics on health conditions such as AIDS, allergy and
asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome and fungal infections.
- PeriStats
- Perinatal health statistics compiled from multiple sources by the March of Dimes. National, state, county and municiple level statistics on births, prenatal care, infant mortality, delivery methods, and health insurance are included.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- The Office of Applied Studies of SAMHSA provides both statistics and graphics to characterize the current extent, costs, impact, and treatment of the addictive and mental illnesses.
- Vitalnet System - Health Data Analysis
- Vitalnet is a software system for linking,
analyzing and disseminating birth, death, pregnancy, and
other health-related statistics.
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| Organizations, Associations, and Agencies | | | - National Safety Council
- Statistics on unintentional injuries, automobile accidents, falls, burns……..
- Population Reference Bureau
- "PRB publishes the quarterly Population Bulletin, the annual World Population Data Sheet, and PRB Reports on America, as well as specialized publications covering population and public policy issues in the United States and abroad, particularly in developing countries. " Subjects include " HIV/AIDS, children's environmental health, family planning, immigration, adolescent sexual health, maternal mortality, and population growth."
- U.S. Census Bureau
- The home for the U.S. Census Bureau, with links to data tools, maps, publications, and information about the bureau.
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| Databases | | | - CDC Wonder
- A database that provides access to a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data.
- EarthTrends Environmental Information
- Statistics on population health and well being and environmental factors that impact health from countries around the world, compiled by the World Resources Institute
- globalhealthfacts.org
- "GlobalHealthFacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and companion site to GlobalHealthReporting.org, provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators."
- SEER
- The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute a source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.
- WHO Statistical Information System
- Access to data from the World Health Organization. Some of it is in the form of downloadable Excel spreadsheets. Links to other health agencies in member countries are also supplied.
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