ADOLESCENTS
Youth Program Resources
Sierra Health Foundation > Publications/Resources >
National Adolescent Health Information Center
University of California, San Francisco >
The overall goal of NAHIC is to improve the health of adolescents by serving as a national resource for adolescent health information and research and to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent health-related information.Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, United States 2009
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority
health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma. YRBSS includes a national school-based Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) conducted by CDC and state and local school-based YRBSs conducted by state and local education and health agencies. This report summarizes results from the 2009 national survey, 42 state surveys, and 20 local surveys conducted among students in grades 9-12.
ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Monitoring the Future Survey
National Institute on Drug Abuse >
Since 1975 the MTF survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month. In 2005, 49,347 students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades from 402 public and private schools participated in the survey. The survey is funded by the NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and conducted by the University of Michigan.
ASTHMA
BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >
The Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) is an in-depth asthma survey developed and funded by the Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch (APRHB) in the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH). It is conducted with Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) respondents who report an asthma diagnosis.
Asthma surveillance data at the state level includes adult and child asthma prevalence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and in-depth state and local asthma data through implementation of the BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS).
BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS
National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world's largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Conducted by the 50 state health departments as well as those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with support from the CDC, BRFSS provides state-specific information about issues such as asthma, diabetes, health care access, alcohol use, hypertension, obesity, cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco use, and more.
CANCER
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
The National Cancer Institute >
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is an authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Office of Justice Programs >
DEMOGRAPHICS
MapStats: United States
FedStats >
Statistical profiles of states, counties, cities, congressional districts, and federal judicial districts.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
This web site provides national, state and regional information on major economic indicators.
EDUCATION
National Center for Education Statistics
US Department of Education >
Educational indicators by state.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental Health Data Resources
CDC's One-Stop Shop for Environmental Public Health Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >
This Web site provides a reference list of nationally funded data systems that have a relationship to environmental public health.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Data, Statistics, and Surveillance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (LPPB) compiles state surveillance data for children age <72 months who were tested for lead at least once since January 1, 1997.
GENERAL HEALTH STATISTICS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Highlights: Data & Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >
The mission of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.
GENERAL HEALTH STATUS/INDICATORS
National Health Interview Survey
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention > National Center for Health Statistics >
National Survey of Children's Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention > National Center for Health Statistics >
This survey, sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Special emphasis is placed on factors that may relate to well-being of children, including medical homes, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and safe neighborhoods.
Child Health USA 2011
Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (MCHIRC)>
Child Health USA is an annual report on the health status and service needs of America's children. It provides graphical and textual summaries of secondary data on over 50 health-related indicators.
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB >
Reports indicators on the health and well-being of children, as well as the factors in the family environment and aspects of the neighborhood that may support or undermine the health of children and their families.
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011
A compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives.
Kaiser statehealthfacts.org
This site provides very useful current data by state on demographic and the economy, health status, health coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid and SCHIP, Medicare, Health Costs, Managed care, HIV/AIDS, women's health and minority health. The health insurance information is especially useful.
HEALTH CARE/HEALTH INSURANCE
US Census data and reports on income and Health Insurance that includes state rates.
Data from the Census Population Survey
Communicable and Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >
CDC Diseases and Conditions Query
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) >
HCUPnet is an on-line query system that gives instant access to the largest set of all-payer health care databases that are publicly available. Using HCUPnet's easy step-by-step query system, one can generate tables and graphs on national and regional statistics and trends for community hospitals in the U.S. In addition, community hospital data are available for those States that have agreed to participate in HCUPnet.
IMMUNIZATIONS
The National Immunization Survey
National Center for Health Statistics >
The National Immunization Survey (NIS) is sponsored by the National Immunization Program (NIP) and conducted jointly by NIP and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The NIS is a list-assisted random-digit-dialing telephone survey followed by a mailed survey to children's immunization providers that began data collection in April 1994 to monitor childhood immunization coverage.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention >
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention maximizes public health and safety nationally and internationally through the elimination, prevention, and control of disease, disability, and death caused by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs and TB.
NCHHSTP Atlas
Center for Disease Control and Prevention >
Atlas provides interactive maps, graphs, tables, and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of HIV, AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and primary and secondary syphilis surveillance data.
Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2007
Center for Disease Control and Prevention > National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention > Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention >
INJURY & VIOLENCE
National Injury Data and Resources
National Center for Health Statistics >
The purpose of this Web site is to provide an overview of injury morbidity and mortality data and statistics available from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and other sources, and to provide details on injury surveillance methodology and tools to assist in data analysis.
Domestic Violence Statistics
Criminal Justice Statistics Center > Publications >
ORAL HEALTH
Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations
The National Academies Press>
The report offers a clear roadmap for how public and private entities - including dental schools, dental professionals, government agencies, Congress, health professionals and foundations - can help ensure that every American, and especially vulnerable children and families, has access to dental care.
The Oral Health or Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)>
The Health Resources and Services Administration presents a chartbook highlighting the major findings of the National Survey of Children's Health on children's oral health. This survey presents national- and State-level information on the health and well-being of children and their use of health services, including oral health and dental care.
OVERWEIGHT and OBESITY
Healthy Communities: What Local Governments Can Do to Reduce and Prevent Obesity
Center for Disease Control and Prevention >
This report contains 24 recommended obesity prevention strategies focusing on environmental and policy level change initiatives that can be implemented by local governments and school districts to promote healthy eating and active living.
Overweight and Physical Activity Among Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)>
The Health Resources and Services Administration presents a chartbook highlighting the major findings of the National Survey of Children's Health on overweight and physical activity among children. This survey presents national and state-level information on the health and well-being of children, their families and neighborhood environments, and their use of health services.
Overweight and Obesity Statistics by State
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >
Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Free executive summary provided by the National Academies.
SOCIAL SERVICES
Child Welfare Data
Adoption and Foster Care
Child Abuse and Neglect
Outcomes Report to Congress
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
NDACAN acquires microdata from leading researchers and national data collection efforts and makes these datasets available to the research community for secondary analysis.
VITAL RECORDS
Perinatal Periods of Risk Approach in U.S. Cities
CityMatCH >
Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2007 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
National Center for Health Statistics >
This report presents 2005 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data file by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics.
Recent Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States
National Center for Health Statistics >
NCHS Data Brief.
Estimated Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1990-2005: An Update
National Center for Health Statistics >
This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2005, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Women's Health USA 2011
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)>
Women's Health USA selectively highlights emerging issues and trends in women's health. Data and information
on second-hand tobacco smoke exposure, preconception health, oral health care, and barriers to health care are a few of the new
topics included in this edition. In addition, new special population features present data on the health of lesbian and bisexual women, as well as
the indigenous populations of American Indian and Alaska Native women and Native Hawaiian and other Pacifi c Islander women.
