UWM Libraries Research and Course Guides: Public Health Policy: Finding Health Statistics and Data

General Health Statistics

American Hospital Directory
View hospital profiles from around the United States.
American Nursing Informatics Association
Promotes communication, education, and research in the nursing field.
Health and Medical Care Archive
Medical care data sets sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Health: Statistical Resource on the Web from U. Michigan
Maintained by the University of Michigan Library, Government Documents Department
National Center for Health Care Statistics
A vast collection of health statistics from around the United States. Monitored by the CDC.
Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
The WI EPHT program focuses on monitoring conditions in the air, land and water for which a strong public health link is known or suspected. Query the system for tables of data on various public health topics.
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Topics include Asthma, Carcinogenic Emissions, Childhood Blood Lead, Criteria Air Pollutants, Carcinogenic Emissions, Heart Attacks, Public Drinking Water, and Reproductive Outcomes
Health Informatics
from National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
Guttmacher Institute Data Center
customize your datasets to get what you need from the data available through Guttmacher.
Kaiser Family Foundation: State Statistics
Compile data from hundreds of State Health Facts indicators on health coverage, access, and costs, as well as demographic and economic data, into interactive custom reports for a single state or multiple states.
Population Reference Bureau: Data Center
Demographers in PRB's U.S. Programs have selected key U.S. indicators that can be viewed in map, tabular, and trend chart formats, by state and county. Use the indicator selection button above to select from the available indicators. Use the States button to select profiles by state.
American Health Care Association: Research and Data
AHCA is committed to developing and compiling cutting edge, comprehensive research and data concerning the long term and post-acute care sector. Whether conducted by AHCA and prestigious research agencies or gathered from government agencies, the Association aims to provide a clear picture to the public and policymakers about the state of skilled nursing centers.

United States Health Statistics & Data Sites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Additional Health Data Sites

Classification of Diseases, Functioning, and Disability (CDC)

Health, United States presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance, and other health topics.

The report includes a chartbook and trend tables (which are also available as downloadable spreadsheet files for data manipulation or graphical analysis).

National Health Interview Survey (CDC)

State and Community Health Profiles (CDC)

Tools:

CDC WONDER Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER)

WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.

CDC: WONDER-GATHER Mapping Extension