Health Statistics
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.