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Health Data, Tools & Statistics

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Public Health Workforce Data

+ ASTHO Profile of State Public Health
- ASTHO Data Use Agreement Data use agreement of use of ASTHO Profile of State Public Health data
- ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health Reports Comprehensive source of information about state public health agency activities, structure, and resources. First published in 2007, the Profile aims to define the scope of state public health services, identify variations in practice among state public health agencies, and contribute to the development of best practices in governmental public health.
- Information for researchers The survey instrument and codebook for volume three of the Profile, as well as a master codebook for all three Profile survey rounds to date and other survey materials.

+ ASTHO Public Health Workforce and Needs Survey (PH WINS)
- PH WINS: Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey

+ NACCHO Forces of Change
- Archived Forces of Change Reports Previous Reports, State Tables, Survey Instrument, Survey Codebook and Technical Documentation
- NACCHO Forces of Change Reports Annual survey assesses the impact of a variety of trends affecting change in local health departments (LHDs), including economic factors and health reform.
- National Profile of Local Health Departments and Forces of Change Data Use Policy Links to Word document for use of NACCHO's National Profile of Local Health Departments and for the Forces of Change Data

+ NACCHO National Profile of Local Health Departments
- National Profile of Local Health Departments Reports and Publications The National Profile of Local Health Departments reports provide comprehensive and accurate descriptions of local health department infrastructure and practice.
- National Profile of Local Health Departments and Forces of Change Data Use Policy Links to Word document for use of NACCHO's National Profile of Local Health Departments and for the Forces of Change Data
- Profile of Local Health Departments Data Requests, Technical Documentation and Instruments and Codebooks Data sets from the National Profile of Local Health Departments are available to researchers upon request. Instrument and Codebooks for NACCHO data are also available.

+ ASTHO Data

+ NACCHO Data

+ PHF TRAIN Data
- PHF TRAIN Data TRAIN contains over one million registered learners, and 29,000 courses coming from more than 4,000 providers of training, TRAIN's database can be used to learn about the current public health workforce skills/competence and the way the workforce is trained as measured by the topics and subjects of the courses public health professionals have taken.
- TRAIN Data Use Agreement DUA There are four main sections included in this Data Use Agreement which are the: Data Use Agreement, Purpose, Plans for Disseminating Results/Terms, Assurances, Waivers and Disclaimers, and Authorization.
- TRAIN Dataset 1: Demographics on TRAIN Learners Years Covered: 2003 - 2012; File Size: 46.6 MB; Records: 631,295
- TRAIN Dataset 2: Information on TRAIN Courses and Competencies Years Covered: 2003 - 2012; File Size: 2.78 MB; Records: 11,862
- TRAIN Dataset 3: TRAIN Courses by Competencies and Professional Roles Years Covered: 2003 - 2012; File Size: 667 KB; Records: 9,052
- Using TRAIN for Research: Your Guide for Using the TRAIN Datasets for Research Webinar This webinar, outlines how the TRAIN learning management system (LMS) can be utilized by researchers to study the public health workforce and expand the Public Health Systems and Services Research (PHSSR) agenda. The webinar explains what TRAIN is, the three datasets available to researchers, and the process of obtaining access to study the datasets.

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Health Data News

Visually Communicating Public Health Data - November 21, 2019 3:00pm ET. (University of Washington, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice)

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Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America - This biannually-updated atlas provides information on people, jobs, and county classifications for rural America, including socioeconomic indicators, employment trends, income, rural-urban continuum, economic dependence, child poverty, and more. (U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA))

CHNA and CHA Tools: Community Assessment Starts Here - This toolkit includes a series of webinars to assist in the CHNA development, an instructional video on creating a report with this tool, and a map creation tool (or use an existing map). (Community Commons)

City Health Dashboard - The City Health Dashboard is an online resource to provide city and neighborhood-level data on over 35 measures of health outcomes, health determinants, and health equity for 500 US cities with populations >66,000. This easy-to-use and feature-rich website displays its measures through interactive maps, tables and charts with the goal of helping communities in targeting their resources to drive change and improve health, neighborhood by neighborhood. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

Community Health Data - Montgomery County Healthy Communities Coalition in Kentucky have launched a free, online web portal to enhance health decision-making by integrating statistics of more than 100 local health indicators specific to their county and surrounding counties.

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps - Provides county-by-county health rankings for each of the 50 states and Washington DC, explanations of each health factor, and actionable strategies to improve the health of communities across the nation. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

DiversityDataKids - This tool allows you to analyze data by race/ethnicity, compare data across states, metropolitan areas, counties, large cities, and large school districts, and compare policy indicators across states. (Brandeis University, The Heller School)

Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke - An online mapping tool that documents geographic disparities in cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors at the local level. The Atlas allows users to create county-level maps of heart disease and stroke and include overlays of congressional boundaries and health care facility locations. In addition, county-level maps of poverty rates, education levels, the food environment, access to health care, and other social factors are available. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Tool - Tool contains health outcome measures for disease prevalence, costs, hospitalization for 55 specific chronic conditions, emergency department utilization, readmissions rates, mortality, preventable hospitalizations, and preventive services. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS)

PeriStats - Provides access to to maternal and infant health-related data at the U.S., state, county, and city level. (March of Dimes)

Profile-IQ - Online data query system for statistics on local health department (LHD) financing, workforce, and activities. The data is from NACCHO's National Profile of Local Health Departments (LHDs) Survey. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

Rochester Epidemiology Project - A collaborative project in Minnesota and Wisconsin, in which community members have agreed to share their medical records for research.

SMART: BRFSS City and County Data and Documentation - The Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART) project uses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to analyze the data of selected metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) with 500 or more respondents. The data can be used to identify emerging health problems, establish and track health objectives, and develop and evaluate public health policies and programs. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Salud America! Report Card on Food-Marketing Policies - County-specific report card that highlights health issues and provides data, policy solutions, research and stories to begin and support health changes for Latino children. (Community Commons)

Silicon Valley Indicators - Collection of charts and data on Silicon Valley’s economic and community health trends. It also provides links to local, regional and national data sources, and resources for additional information within each of the indicator categories: People, Economy, Society, Place and Governance. (Joint Venture Silicon Valley)

The Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey - The 2009-2010 Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey (DNORS) is a study of individuals and households that resided in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, in August 2005. DNORS interviewed pre-Katrina residents of New Orleans who had returned to the city as well as residents who had resettled elsewhere. This documentation provides an overview of DNORS, and serves as a guide and codebook for researchers interested in the public use or restricted versions of these data. (RAND Corporation)

U.S. News Healthiest Communities Rankings - Tool scores nearly 3,000 counties on approximately 80 indicators across 10 categories that drive health outcomes. Population health and equity are the most heavily weighted categories.

US County Profiles - Provides county-level data on alcohol use, life expectancy at birth, smoking prevalence, obesity, physical activity, and poverty. (University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME))

United States Diabetes Surveillance System - Interactive tool to view maps and charts of diabetes data and trends at the U.S. state level. Features include 1) customizable maps and graphics of diabetes surveillance data; 2) an interactive application to view state-specific trends by age and sex; and 3) downloadable maps, charts, and data tables that can be used in grant applications, reports, articles, and publications. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

United States Small-Area Life Expectancy Project (USALEEP) - The first public health outcome measure available nationwide at the census tract level—measuring life expectancy at birth for nearly every neighborhood in the country. (National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems)

Washington Data and Research - The Washington State Office of Financial Management contains data related to population count, education, health care (specifically the all-payers claim database), and criminal justice.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Youth Online Analysis Tool - Tool provides users with easy access to data on health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

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State Health Data

+ Statistical Reports
- 2017 State Physician Workforce Data Report (November 2017) Data book examines current physician supply, medical school enrollment, and graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. The report provides the most current data available for each state, the District of Columbia (D.C.), and Puerto Rico in a series of maps, figures, and tables, including the U.S. average, state median, and state rank.
- Measure of America Publications Measure of America reports contain American Human Development Index rankings using health, education, and income indicators for the 50 U.S. states, congressional districts, county groups within states, women and men, and racial and ethnic groups.
- Prevention Status Reports (PSRs) by State Prevention Status Reports (PSRs) for each state that include a summary outlining the state's PSR ratings by health topic and indicator.
- State of American Well-Being: 2016 State Well-Being Rankings (January 2017) This report examines well-being across the U.S., including how well-being varies by state and which states lead and lag across the five elements of well-being. The five elements include: purpose, social, financial, community, and physical well-being.

Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) - ARDI is an online application that provides national and state estimates of alcohol-related health impacts, including deaths and years of potential life lost (YPLL). These estimates are calculated for 54 acute and chronic causes using alcohol-attributable fractions, and are reported by age and sex for 2006-2010. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

America's Health Rankings - Provides a comprehensive, annual perspective on national health issues, state by state. The rankings feature an interactive map to explore health statistics and compare states side-by-side. (United Health Foundation)

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - The BRFSS is comprised of over 400,000 telephone surveys of U.S. adults each year. The survey covers health-related risk behaviors, health conditions, and use of preventive services, including drug addiction, depression, and other mental/behavioral topics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Big Cities Health Coalition Data Platform - Tool allows comparisons of key public health indicators across cities. Users can explore more than 17,000 data points, including more than 50 health and socio-demographic indicators and compare them across different cities. (Big Cities Health Coalition)

Chronic Disease Indicators - Chronic disease indicators (CDI) are a set of surveillance indicators that enable public health professionals and policymakers to retrieve uniformly defined state and selected metropolitan-level data for chronic diseases and risk factors that have a substantial impact on public health. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016 (September 2017) - Compendium of 626 U.S. health systems, defined in this analysis to include at least one hospital and at least one group of physicians providing comprehensive care, and who are connected with each other and with the hospital through common ownership or joint management. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps - Find More Data - Includes state specific data sources. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

Custom State Reports - Use this tool to build a custom report compiling health-related data for a single state or multiple states. Choose from hundreds of State Health Facts indicators to create a report that focuses on the health issues and states most relevant to your work. (Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))

DATA USA - Website contains data sets for public US government data, as well as mapping, visualization, and comparison tools. (Deloitte)

Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health - National, regional, and state-based data on over 100 indicators from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN). (Child & Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative)

FastStats - State and Territorial Data - Health facts for states and territories including birth and death rates and additional sources of health data. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Health Equity State Snapshots - Summaries of data collected through ASTHO's Health Equity-Minority Health Survey to assess health equity efforts in the U.S. states and territories. (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO))

Health System Data Center - State-specific health system performance on measures of access, quality, and health outcomes. (Commonwealth Fund)

Kaiser State Health Facts - Provides health data on more than 700 health topics including demographics, health insurance coverage, health costs, minority health, and women's health for all 50 states. (Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))

NARMS Now: Human Data - Interactive tool that contains antibiotic resistance data from bacteria isolated from humans as part of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

NCHHSTP Atlas - Interactive platform for accessing HIV, Viral Hepatitis, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and tuberculosis (TB) data collected by CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network - The Tracking Network brings together health data and environment data from national, state, and city sources and provides supporting information to make the data easier to understand. The Tracking Network has data and information on environments and hazards, health effects, and population health. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports - Provides state-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help state officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their state. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) - Provides states and communities with a clearer understanding of violent deaths to guide local decisions about efforts to prevent violence and track progress over time. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps - Online tool to search for and view indicators related to nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

PRAMS - The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System is a surveillance project that collects state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

PeriStats - Provides access to to maternal and infant health-related data at the U.S., state, county, and city level. (March of Dimes)

School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) - The School Health Policies and Practices Study* (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Sortable Risk Factors and Health Indicators - Interactive data set composed of 20 behavioral risk factors and health indicators, compiled from state-level data for all 50 states and Washington, D.C. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

State Cancer Profiles - The objective of the State Cancer Profiles website is to provide a system to characterize the cancer burden in a standardized manner in order to motivate action, integrate surveillance into cancer control planning, characterize areas and demographic groups, and expose health disparities. The focus is on cancer sites for which there are evidence based control interventions. Interactive graphics and maps provide visual support for deciding where to focus cancer control efforts. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

State Health Compare - A user-friendly and easily accessible tool for obtaining state-level estimates related to health and health care-such as insurance coverage, access, cost, utilization, and outcomes-as well as equity and economic measures. (State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC))

State Snapshots - The State Snapshots provide state-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

State Strategies for Promoting Children's Preventive Services - This series of maps and accompanying chart illustrate state-specific Medicaid or CHIP performance improvement projects, measures, or incentives promoting children's preventive services, such as those recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Bright Futures guidelines. (National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP))

State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System - System provides reports on tobacco use in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Information is available in areas such as funding, policy, legislation. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

State-Based Motor Vehicle Data & Information - Provides links to state-based data, MMWR and Vital Signs reports, and recommendations on a variety of topics, including child passenger safety, seat belts, impaired driving, teen drivers, and motorcycle safety. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

States Perform - States Perform provides users with access to interactive, customizable and up-to-date comparative performance measurement data for 50 states in six key areas: fiscal and economic, public safety and justice, energy and environment, transportation, health and human services, and education. (Council of State Governments)

Stats of the States - Individual state data from a variety of NCHS programs, with an emphasis on the most recent vital statistics data on births and deaths. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive, Series options - Provides data for DAWN, N-MHSS, N-SSATS, NHDUG, TEDS-A, TEDS-D, NONSRS, from SAMHSA. State or national data is available, depending on the resource. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS)

Trust for America's Health State Data - State-specific public health data and information on key health indicators, public health preparedness, and public health funding indicators. (Trust for America's Health (TFAH))

United States Cancer Statistics - Official federal statistics on cancer incidence from registries that have high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for each year and for a combined five-year period. The site provides state-specific and regional data for cancer cases diagnosed and cancer deaths. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) - The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, and physical activity. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

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Individual State and Metropolitan Data

+ Alabama
- Alabama Center for Health Statistics The Center for Health Statistics collects and tabulates health-related statistical data and operates the vital records system for the State of Alabama. A "Statistical Query System" is available for creating tables and showing frequencies of Alabama resident births and deaths.
- Alabama Public Health Alabama Public Health works to provide caring, high quality and professional services for the improvement and protection of the public's health through disease prevention and the assurance of public health services to resident and transient populations of the state regardless of social circumstances or the ability to pay.

+ Alaska
- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Its mission is to promote and protect the well-being of all Alaskans.
- Alaska's Physician Workforce in 2016 (2017) Brief offers data on the size, distribution, and education history of Alaska's physician workforce.
- Healthy Alaskans 2020 (2015) This document discusses 75 strategies designed to improve the leading health improvement goals identified by the Health Alaskans 2020.
- Informed Alaskans Initiative The Informed Alaskans Initiative provides access to health indicators from major public health surveillance systems for Alaskan geographic regions down to the level of boroughs and census areas. The data visualization format uses maps, figures, and tables to provide ready access to vast quantities of health information for use in assessing local health needs, monitoring health status, evaluating interventions, and developing public health policy.

+ Arizona
- Arizona DHS Data, Reports & Maps The Bureau of Health Systems Development (HSD) provides several resources free-of-charge to the public in an effort to support the expansion of primary care services and to reduce health disparities throughout Arizona. The data, reports and maps available through HSD are useful for grant writing, needs assessments, resource prioritization and other health planning initiatives.
- Arizona Public Health Statistics The Bureau of Public Health Statistics collects a variety of health and vital data, and maintains these in several primary databases for public health purposes, and for general public information. Databases include population health & vital statistics, birth defects monitoring, community profiles, and behavioral risk factor surveillance system.

+ California
- AskCHIS Provides health statistics on California by state, region or county. Use of the website requires registration.
- AskCHIS Neighborhood This database of California health estimates at sub-county geographic regions requires free registration. Among the health topics covered are health insurance and uninsured, asthma, obesity and physical activity, dental visits, food insecurity, health status, mental health, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, flu vaccine, and delay in receiving care.
- California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Annual survey that provides public health information for California's diverse population. Results on a variety of health topics are produced for the entire state and most counties.
- California's Open Data Portal Get access to California health data; the site provides tools to visualize and download datasets.
- EPICenter - California Injury Data Online Interactive website with fatal and nonfatal injury data for California residents beginning in 1991.
- Kidsdata Find data about the health and well being of children in communities across California. Kidsdata.org allows users to find, customize, and use data on more than 500 measures of child health and well being. Data are available for every county, city, school district, and legislative district in California.
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: Statistics and Reports
- Orange County's Healthier Together Website contains health data and statistics for Orange County, CA residents, including a dashboard with over 200 indicators related to health.

+ Colorado
- Colorado Health Data Data sets, maps, statistical information, and graphics on environmental health, chronic disease, behavioral health measures, public health, and demographics for Colorado.
- Colorado Health Institute Data Repository Data from Colorado counties, also arranged under broad topics. The repository is also searchable.
- Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS) The CHORDS pilot project uses EHR data to monitor public health trends and efficacy of interventions.

+ Connecticut
- Connecticut Department of Public Health Statistics & Research Site provides a variety of data for Connecticut on disparities, health statistics, population statistics, and more.
- Connecticut Health Equity Index Web-based tool that provides an in-depth analysis of each of Connecticut's cities and towns. This community-based assessment can be used to identify social, political, economic, and environmental conditions that are most strongly correlated with specific health outcomes.
- Healthy Connecticut 2020 Performance Dashboard The Healthy Connecticut 2020 Performance Dashboard displays how the residents of Connecticut are faring in health improvement target areas such as heart disease, obesity, obtaining vaccinations, exposure to environmental risks, and many more as identified in Healthy Connecticut 2020 State Health Improvement Plan.

+ Delaware
- Delaware Health Information and Statistics Access statistics and demographics.

+ Florida
- FL Health Charts - Community Health Assessment Resource Tool Set Provides access to Florida's health data at the community and statewide level including access to over 2,000 health indicators, county and state profile reports, county and census tract level maps, and queriable data access.

+ Georgia
- OASIS (Online Analytical Statistical Information System) Suite of tools used to access the Georgia Department of Public Health's standardized health data repository. Tools include interactive tables, maps, animated charts, and a Community Health Needs Assessment Dashboard.

+ Hawaii
- Hawaii Health Data Warehouse The Hawaii Health Data Warehouse collects and maintains Hawaii-specific health data from 6 major data sources: Vital Statistics, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), the Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS), the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS), and the Hawaii Health Survey (HHS). The sister site Hawaii Health Matters provides a Healthy People 2020 Tracker that monitors the progress of Hawaii toward a selection of the HP 2020 targets. Additionally, The Hawaii Health Data Warehouse offers Data Request Services free of charge.
- State of Hawaii Data Book Statistics, including social insurance and human services, education, and vital statistics and health, of the State of Hawaii.

+ Illinois
- Champaign County Public Health Database Comprehensive collection of demographic information, health statistics, health behaviors, and health care utilization indicators of the Champaign County and Champaign-Urbana areas, as well as the State of Illinois.
- Chicago Department of Public Health: Health Data and Reports Chicago community and hospital health profiles.
- Chicago Health Atlas An interactive interface designed to provide information on health trends on health insurance, conditions (infectious diseases, chronic diseases, crime, environmental health), hospital admissions, healthcare providers, and demography

+ Indiana
- Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy Reports on Indiana's health workforce, including mental health, nursing, oral health, pharmacists, physicians, and others. Users can also request access to Indiana health workforce data.
- Indiana INdicators Site contains more than 90 health indicators and has information for all counties in the state, including uninsured numbers, adolescent pregnancy, smoking prevalence, and cancer deaths. Users can create maps of health indicators at the county, town, or school district level, and compare data to national standards.
- Indiana State Department of Health: Reports and Statistics Access reports and statistics on various health topics.

+ Iowa
- Iowa Department of Public Health: Bureau of Health Statistics Download statistics and briefs in PDF format.
- Iowa BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) The BRFSS is an Iowa-specific surveillance system that surveys adults 18 years and older on self-reported health behaviors. Each month a random sample of structured telephone interviews are done. Questions in the survey relate to nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use, hypertension, blood cholesterol, alcohol use, inadequate preventive health care, and other risk factors.

+ Kansas
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment Its vision is healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.
- Kansas Health Matters Kansas Health Matters is a one stop source of non-biased data and information about community health in Kansas. It is intended to help hospitals, health departments, policy makers, community planners and members learn about issues, identify improvements and collaborate for positive change.

+ Kentucky
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services: Surveillance and Health Data Link to data warehouse.

+ Maine
- 2019 Shared Community Health Needs Assessment: EMHS (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems) This statewide report consolidates CHNA; information is presented in the context of related, ongoing forums and other activities.
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services Data and Reports Maine DHHS releases annual reports on child abuse, infectious disease, syringe exchange, substance abuse, asthma, and more.

+ Maryland
- Baltimore City Health Department The Baltimore City Health Department has information on their successful public health programs and awareness campaigns, including secondhand smoking, infant mortality, free child eye screenings, drug addiction, senior food/medication delivery, and making safer streets.
- Maryland State Health Improvement Process (SHIP) This website contains information on the 39 measures in five focus areas (healthy beginnings, healthy living, healthy communities, access to health care, quality preventive care) that represent what it means for Maryland to be healthy.

+ Massachusetts
- Boston Public Health Commission: Health Data Data on the health status of Boston residents.
- Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance Data and Statistics Data on a wide variety of health conditions and health habits among residents in Central Massachusetts to inform program planning and policy development.
- Health of Boston 2016-2017 Report provides data and analysis on demographics, social determinants of health, community assets, and environmental health of Boston residents.
- Massachusetts Office of Data Management and Outcomes Assessment (ODMOA) Online access to health and social indicators for Massachusetts. Users can obtain community-level data to assess health needs, monitor health status indicators, and evaluate health programs.
- Our Healthy Massachusetts Provides information on the health status of Massachusetts communities, as well as high-quality data to decision makers and communities.

+ Michigan
- Michigan Department of Community Health: Statistics and Reports The Department of Community Health is responsible for the collection of information on a range of health related issues. The information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan's citizens. These data are useful for health program development, targeting and evaluation of program progress.
- Michigan Substance Use Data Repository Repository of substance use and mental health data from Michigan counties and regions, from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

+ Minnesota
- Hennepin County Public Health Data A tool to monitor the health of children and adults who live in Hennepin County. Data includes indicators on chronic disease, mortality, infectious disease, nutrition, substance use, preventive care, child health, and more.
- Minnesota Compass Minnesota Compass is a social indicators project that measures progress within the state.
- Minnesota Department of Health Data and Statistics Statistics, data, and reports on diseases and conditions, environmental health, health behaviors and risk factors, health care systems, life stages and populations, and vital statistics.

+ Mississippi
- Center for Mississippi Health Policy Publications Briefs, fact sheets, and reports on health, health care, and insurance in Mississippi, including smoking, childhood obesity, school health services, nutrition, and preventable deaths.

+ Missouri
- Missouri Data, Surveillance Systems & Statistical Reports Access to Missouri health data and reports including Community Data Profiles, Missouri Information for Community Assessment, and Community Health Improvement Resources.
- exploreMOhealth Tool allows community health improvement stakeholders and the public access to data to identify health factors and outcomes at the ZIP code level across Missouri.

+ Montana
- Montana Health Data and Statistical Reports Health data and statistical reports for Montana.

+ Nebraska
- Nebraska Community Health Data A resource for individual, families, and agencies concerned with community health in Nebraska. Resource provides information about community health services, laws, communication tools, and other features.
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: Reports and Statistics Download various data reports.
- Network of Care for Public Health Assessment and Wellness The Network of Care for Public Health Assessment and Wellness serves policy makers and residents in Nebraska by customizing population health data into more than 150 community Health Indicators at the county level. This resource provides information about community health services, laws, and communication tools.

+ Nevada
- Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) Promotes and protects the health of all Nevadans and visitors to the state through its leadership in public health and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to public health. Link to interactive health databases.
- Nevada Instant Atlas Site provides visual display of important data on 17 counties in Nevada. This data is compiled from over 50 sources to include information on population, demographic characteristics, social and economic characteristics, health insurance coverage, population health, healthcare workforce and healthcare resources.
- Physician Workforce in Nevada 2018 Edition Report contains current, historical, and comparative data on the allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physician workforce in Nevada. The focus of this report is to improve health workforce planning and policy development in Nevada through the preparation and dissemination of the most current information on the physician workforce.

+ New Hampshire
- MapNH Health This interactive map provides information geographically by county and healthcare service area and allows users to view projections of demographics, health behaviors and health outcomes.
- New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services Link to public health statistics.
- New Hampshire Health Data Inventory Inventory of New Hampshire health data sources and reports.

+ New Jersey
- New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (SHAD) The New Jersey Department of Health's State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) System provides access to public health datasets, statistics, and information on the health status of New Jerseyans.

+ New Mexico
- New Mexico Community Data Collaborative The purpose of these data is to inform evidence-based decision making in New Mexico to plan and improve health and education service delivery, evaluate interventions and systems, and inform policy decisions.
- New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee 2017 Annual Report (October 2017) White paper reports on the status of the New Mexico health care workforce during the period 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016.
- New Mexico's Indicator-Based Information System (NM-IBIS) NM-IBIS is the NM source for data and information on New Mexico's priority public health issues. Web-based data query, maps, charts and community data profiles for New Mexico state wide and counties. New Mexico is one of 10 states and two federal agencies in the IBIS-PH Community of Practice.
- New Mexico: Health Data Health data for New Mexico at the state and community levels, organized in one place.

+ New York
- DATA2GO.NYC Online mapping and data tool with federal, state, and city data on multiple indicators, including demographics, education, environment, food systems, housing, health, poverty, and safety.
- Environment & Health Data Portal A tool for exploring environmental, behavioral, population, and health data from New York City.
- EpiQuery: NYC Interactive Health Data Health datasets on topics and indicators for different NYC populations. EpiQuery offers prevalence estimates with confidence intervals, rates over time, bar charts and neighborhood maps.
- Health Data NY A searchable database of statistical information, including data on quality, cost, and safety, birth and death information, facilities and services, and environmental health.
- NYS Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse The Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC) is a tool to gather, plot and monitor New York State children's health, education, and well-being indicator data in order to improve outcomes for children and families.
- New York City Department of Health and Human Hygiene: Tools & Maps Information includes: Tools and Maps, Data Sets, and Publications.
- New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey The NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC HANES), modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, is a population-based, cross-sectional study with data collected from a physical examination and laboratory tests, as well as a face-to-face interview and an audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI).
- New York State Community Health Indicator Reports (CHIRS) Reports were developed initially in 2012 and are annually updated to consolidate and improve data linkage for the provided health indicators in the County Health Assessment Indicators (CHAI) for all communities in New York. The CHIRS provide data for over 300 health indicators, organized by 15 health topic and data tables with links to trend graphs and maps.
- Statistics and Data - New York Department of Health Variety of statistics from the NY Department of Health.

+ North Carolina
- North Carolina Health Data Health data for North Carolina, including an interactive map that provides health data and profiles by county. Data include demographics, population, employment, income, health insurance, child health indicators, health care workforce, health care utilization, and health status. (North Carolina Institute of Medicine)
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Comprehensive collection of health statistics to inform state and county health policies and programs in North Carolina.

+ North Dakota
- Health Workforce Fact Sheets Fact sheets on the North Dakota health workforce.
- North Dakota Department of Health/Health Data Resources Portal for data summaries, tools, and data sources.

+ Ohio
- Health Value Dashboard (2017) A tool to track Ohio's progress towards health value - a composite measure of Ohio's performance on population health outcomes and healthcare spending. The Dashboard examines Ohio's performance relative to other states, tracks change over time and examines Ohio's greatest health disparities and inequities.
- Ohio Community Health Data The State of Ohio provides community health indicators relative to the state and the national targets.
- Ohio Department of Health Offers a broad range of health statistics and databases to the public.
- Ohio Department of Health - Data and Statistics Improves the timeliness, quality, and efficiency of health information collection, analysis, use and dissemination to protect and promote the health of Ohioans.

+ Oklahoma
- OK2Share (Oklahoma Statistics on Health Available for Everyone) The OK2SHARE Service databases support the information needs of the Oklahoma State Department of Health and other users such as health officials, educators, and students in improving service delivery, evaluating health care systems, and monitoring the health of the people of Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma Health Workforce Data Book: 2014-2015 This report outlines the projected needs and workforce for the health community workforce for Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma State Department of Health Data & Statistics Data and reports on child health, infant mortality, oral health, lead poisoning, HIV/STD statistics, and minority health in Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma State of the State's Health Interactive site provides data on health indicators at the county- and demographic-levels, graded in relation to national averages.

+ Oregon
- Oregon Health Authority Data and Statistics The Public Health Division collects and analyzes data on health behaviors, diseases and injuries, disseminates findings, and designs and promotes evidence-based programs and policies to improve the health and safety of all Oregonians.
- Oregon's State Health Assessment (July 2018) Assessment provides a detailed description of the health of people in Oregon; values, strengths, and needs; and the availability of critical public health protections to keep everyone safe and healthy.

+ Pennsylvania
- City of Philadelphia Community Health Explorer The CHA is a systematic assessment of population health in Philadelphia, highlighting key public health challenges and assets and informing local public health programs, policies, and partnerships. The CHA includes indicators reflecting health behaviors, health conditions, health care factors, and social and environmental determinants of health.
- Enterprise Data Dissemination Informatics Exchange (EDDIE) An interactive health statistics dissemination web tool where users can create customized data tables for various health related data. The EDDIE system was developed to empower public health professionals by enhancing and expanding upon their ability to use data and statistics to drive public health policy and program decisions.
- Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Health Statistics and Research Statistical products on a variety of health topics suitable for community health assessments, research, and public inquiry.
- Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Data, Reports & Research

+ Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Department of Health Data Data, statistics, and publications on health, health care, and risk behaviors.

+ South Carolina

+ South Dakota
- South Dakota Department of Health: Health Data & Statistics Conducts statistical analysis of health data gathered through the vital records data base, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and the annual survey of hospitals and nursing homes in the state.

+ Tennessee
- Tennessee Department of Health Statistics and Reports Link to various Tennessee-specific reports and publications produced by the Department of Health.

+ Texas
- CHARTing Health Information for Texas Comprehensive collection of links to publicly available health and health determinants data down to the county level (or better whenever possible) for the state of Texas from reliable and authoritative providers of information.
- Texas Department of State Health Services/Data and Reports Link to Texas-specific data and reports.
- Texas Health Data An interactive public data system that allows users to query the Texas Department of State Health Services public health datasets for statistical reports and summaries.

+ Utah
- Public Health Indicator Based Information System (IBIS) - Utah's Public Health Data Resource This site allows users to query state, county, and local level data from health surveys; hospitalization and mortality records; and demographic/census records.
- Utah Department of Health/Health Data and Statistics Links to Utah health data and statistics in the form of publications and resources.

+ Vermont
- Vermont Center for Health Statistics Center provides data on the Healthy Vermonters 2020 initiative, vital records and population data, public health GIS, population health surveys, health care systems reporting, surveillance, and registries.
- Vermont State Data Center A searchable resource created by the University of Vermont. It is divided by Vermont cities, towns, and villages, with information on demographics, transportation, education, and health resources in Vermont.

+ Virginia
- Healthcare Workforce Data Center The Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center works to improve the data collection and measurement of Virginia's healthcare workforce through regular assessment of workforce supply and demand issues among the over 60 professions and the over 350,000 practitioners licensed in Virginia by DHP.
- Virginia Department of Health Data Portal This data portal was developed to provide a convenient access point for health-related data for Virginia. This portal is a comprehensive source for community health assessment, public, and population health data. Each data portal page provides interactive data at the most granular level available.

+ Washington
- Seattle and King County Department of Public Health: Data and Reports Data on the health of King County's population to inform the community and help policy makers, medical personnel, researchers, community-based organizations, government agencies and individuals understand and respond to diseases, threats and underlying conditions impacting our health.
- Washington Department of Social and Health Services Research and Data Analysis Links to various research reports produced by the Department.

+ West Virginia
- Health Care in West Virginia: A Workforce Supply and Demand Analysis Report (August 2017) Report focuses upon the current and future healthcare needs of the citizens of West Virginia and the impact the needs currently have upon the healthcare providers and the communities they serve.
- West Virginia Health Statistics Center Data, reports, and statistics on county health, behavioral risk factors, epidemiology, vital statistics, tobacco use, and disease prevention.

+ Wisconsin
- Eau Claire Healthy Communities Provides health data for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, and information about what is happening to improve the health of the community and other health information resources.
- Wisconsin Data Atlas An accessible web portal that connects community groups working to improve health to the local area data and information they need to inform and evaluate their work. They aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the multiple factors that impact health, including individual behaviors, policies, systems, and environments.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services Links to health statistics as well as various state-offered programs.
- Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Data Tracker Data portal provides state- and county-level data on environmental public health topics, including air quality, asthma, oral health, water, reproductive health, cancer, and lead poisoning.
- Wisconsin Health Statistics Wisconsin health statistics and data.

+ Wyoming
- Wyoming Department of Health Mission is to promote, protect, and enhance the health of all Wyoming citizens.

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National Health Data

500 Cities Project - The 500 Cities Project provides city and census data on 27 chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the 500 largest U.S. cities as a means to provide benchmarks for population health. The 500 Cities data is available for download, report creation, and customizable visualizations. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

AHRQ Data Resources - AHRQ provides access to a plethora of data and surveys on healthcare access, expenditures, quality, etc. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

Ambulatory Health Care Data - (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2014, Featuring Survival (March 2017) - The American Cancer Society (ACS), the CDC, the NCI, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) collaborate to provide annual updates on cancer occurrence and trends in the United States. This Annual Report highlights survival rates. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: Annual Survey Data - The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation's system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index - The BCBS Health Index measures the impact of more than 200 common diseases and conditions on overall health and wellness by assigning each county in the United States a health metric between 0 and 1, designating the proportion of optimal health reached by the county's population. (Blue Cross Blue Shield Association)

CDC Data and Statistics - Provides access to CDC data and statistics including national surveys, surveillance resources, and vital records. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program - Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is the ongoing collection, integration, analysis, and interpretation of data about environmental hazards, exposure to environmental hazards, and human health effects potentially related to exposure to environmental hazards. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CDC Wonder - Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research. Access statistical research data published by CDC; Public-use data sets about deaths, cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, births, census data and many other topics are available for query. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CMS Data Navigator - The CMS Data Navigator application is an easy-to-use, menu-driven search tool that makes the data and information resources of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) more easily available. Use the Data Navigator to find data and information products for specific CMS programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, or on specific health care topics or settings-of-care. Navigator displays search results by data type making it easier to locate specific types of information (e.g., data files, publications, statistical reports, etc.). (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS)

CMS Research, Statistics, Data & Systems - This site provides access to CMS computer data and systems; research studies and reports; statistics, series, and trends; and files for order. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS)

Catalog of Administrative Data Sets - Key U.S. administrative data sets that can be used in research and impact evaluation. The catalog documents procedures on how to access data based on information provided by the originating agencies. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL))

Child Trends Data Bank - National trend data and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being. (Child Trends)

ChildStats.gov - (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)

Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse - This database provides researchers with Medicare and Medicaid beneficiary, claims, and assessment data linked by beneficiary across the continuum of care. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS)

Community Commons - An interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for the broad-based healthy, sustainable, and livable communities movement. Users have access to all kinds of tools and information. One highlight is the searchable profiles of hundreds of place-based community initiatives (multi-sector collaboratives) working towards healthy/sustainable/livable/equitable communities

Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other Data-Related Resources - A listing of data and datasets related to health disparities. (National Partnership to End Health Disparities)

DATA2010 - Database system that contains monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

DATA2020 - Interactive data tool to allow users to explore data and technical information related to the Healthy People 2020 objectives. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))

DCCPS Public Data Sets & Analyses - Public use data resources in the areas of: quality of cancer care, the economic burden of cancer, geographic information systems, statistical methods, communication science, tobacco control, and the translation of research into practice. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

Data.CDC.gov - Allows users to browse a sample of CDC's popular data sets and create visualizations of data to embed on websites that update automatically when data changes. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

DataFinder - Search for indicators and locations, and create custom reports. (Population Reference Bureau)

Directory of HHS Data Resources - Compilation of information about virtually all major data collection systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))

Disability and Health Data System (DHDS) - Dashboard provides access to state-level health and demographic data bout adults with disabilities. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

FastStats A-Z - The FastStats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

HCUPnet - HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The system provides health care statistics and information for hospital inpatient, emergency department, and ambulatory settings, as well as population-based health care data on counties. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) - Nationally representative telephone survey of the general population to evaluate how the general public accesses and uses information about cancer, and how this information can be delivered most effectively. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

Health Literacy Data Map - Map provides health literacy data for neighborhoods throughout the U.S. based on the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Health Science Library)

Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Surveillance and Data - Provides an overview of HRQOL surveillance, data tables, national maps and a querable BRFSS database to view HRQOL trend data by state and demographics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

HealthData.Gov - Health datasets, tools, and applications from agencies across the Federal government. (U.S. Government)

Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP) - Family of healthcare databases and related software tools and products that provide national information and data on patient-level health care. Includes: National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS), Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), Nationwide Readmissions Database (NEDS), State Inpatient Databases (SID), State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

Healthy People 2010 Data: DATA2010 - DATA2010 is an interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010 goals. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Healthy People 2020 Data Sources - List of data sources to track and measure progress of the Healthy People 2020 objectives. Data sources include national censuses of events, nationally representative sample surveys, and other valid and reliable data sources. (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), HHS)

Human Needs Index - A timely, multidimensional view of poverty-related need based on Salvation Army and federal data on meal assistance, housing assistance, and more. (Indiana University)

IPUMS Health Surveys - The National Health Interview Survey is a survey collecting information on the health, health care access, and health behaviors of the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. population, with digital data files available from 1963 to present. IPUMS Health Surveys harmonizes these data and allows users to create custom NHIS data extracts for analysis. (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH)

MEPSnet Query Tools - Provides easy access to Medical Expenditure Survey Panel statistics on health care use, expenditures, sources of payment, and insurance coverage. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

MIDAS Digital Commons - The primary purpose of the MIDAS Digital Commons (MDC) is to support infectious disease epidemiologists who are developing computational models of biological phenomena. (Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study)

Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Survey - Survey that provides information on maternity practices, infant nutrition, and breastfeeding, allowing the CDC to monitor and evaluate hospital practices related to breastfeeding. Survey is administered every 2 years to facilities that provide maternity care services. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

NCHHSTP AtlasPlus - Web application allows users to use HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB data from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) to create maps, charts, and detailed reports, and analyze trends and patterns. (National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), CDC)

NCHS - HUD Data Linkage - The data included in this set are based on the linkage of the National Health Interview Survey and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with HUD administrative records through 2014 for HUD's three housing assistance programs: Multifamily, Public Housing, and Housing Choice Vouchers. Access is available through NCHS Research Data Centers. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD))

NCHS Data Visualization Pilot - Explore interactive charts drawing on more than 100 years of data including the most current data from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Vital Statistics System. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

NCHS Surveys and Data Collection Systems - A listing of CDC population surveys, vital records, provider surveys, and historical surveys. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

NHQRDRNet Online Query System - Online query system that allows you to access national and state data on the quality of, and access to, health care from scientifically credible measures and data sources. This is an interactive tool to explore data from the National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

NICHD DASH - NICHD DASH is a centralized resource for researchers to store and access data from research studies by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to use for secondary research. (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH)

NIOSH Data and Statistics Gateway - The Gateway is a NIOSH Scientific Data Repository that provides centralized access to NIOSH public-use research datasets valuable for the public, industry, and the scientific community. The Gateway also provides convenient access to surveillance, statistics and other collections of NIOSH data focused on occupational safety and health. (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC)

NPCR and SEER Incidence - USCS Public Use Databases - Researchers can access and analyze high-quality population-based cancer incidence data on the entire U.S. population. De-identified cancer incidence data reported to CDC's National Program for Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program are available to researchers for free in public use databases that can be accessed using software developed by NCI's SEER Program. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) - NCANDS collects and analyzes data on child abuse and neglect known to child protective services (CPS) agencies in the United States. (Administration for Children and Families (ACF), HHS)

National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) - NEARS is a national effort to systematically collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate environmental data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Equity Atlas - A data and policy tool for the community leaders and policymakers who are working to build a new economy that is equitable, resilient, and prosperous. The Atlas provides extensive data about racial equity and inclusion to allow users to examine how well diverse groups can access the resources and opportunities they need to participate and prosper. (PolicyLink)

National Health Care Surveys - The National Health Care Surveys are designed to answer key questions of interest to health care policy makers, public health professionals, and researchers. These can include the factors that influence the use of health care resources, the quality of health care, including safety, and disparities in health care services provided to population subgroups in the United States. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) provides data on a broad range of health topics that are collected through personal household interviews. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Data on the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, based on a survey that includes interviews and physical examinations. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

National Immunization Survey (NIS) - The National Immunization Survey (NIS) monitors childhood immunization coverage. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Survey of Children's Health - This survey examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Special emphasis is placed on factors that may relate to the well-being of children, including medical homes, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and safe neighborhoods. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Survey of Early Childhood Health - The survey provides national baseline data on pediatric care (and its impact) from the parent's perspective. Questions focus on the delivery of pediatric care to families with children under 3 years of age and the promotion of young children's health by families in their homes. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Survey of Family Growth - The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) gathers information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men's and women's health. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Annual survey on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS)

National Veteran Health Equity Report - The 2016 version of the National Veteran Health Equity Report details VHA care for vulnerable Veterans by race/ethnicity, gender, age, geography, and mental health status receiving VHA care in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. (Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA)

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) - Vital statistics on births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

National and State Facts - National and state factsheets for five adolescent health areas: reproductive health, mental health, physical health and nutrition, substance abuse, and healthy relationships. (Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), HHS)

Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities - Annual information on the rate and number of work related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries, and how these statistics vary by incident, industry, geography, occupation, and other characteristics. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, DOL)

OpenFDA - (U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HHS)

PeriStats - Provides access to to maternal and infant health-related data at the U.S., state, county, and city level. (March of Dimes)

Population Health and Health Services Research Datasets - Inventory of datasets searchable by domain, population, unit of observation, publisher, time frame, and study design. (University of California San Francisco (UCSF))

Project Tycho Data - The Project Tycho database aims are to advance the availability and use of public health data for science and policy. The site provides open access to newly digitized U.S. weekly surveillance data for contagious diseases from 1888 to the present for use in research, education, and policy making. (University of Pittsburgh)

Restricted-use Data Analysis System (R-DAS) - This tool allows access, exploration and analysis of the nation's substance abuse and mental health data, in order to support a better understanding of these critical areas of public health. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS)

SAMHSA Data and Dissemination - Access to data, reports and statistics produced by SAMHSA. Data can be analyzed online. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS)

School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) - The School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Sexual and Gender Minority Clearinghouse - Clearinghouse is designed to help improve the understanding of sexual and gender minority health and disparities, and provide information on health care access, health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. Use this Clearinghouse as a resource to find surveys that include questions about sexual identity, attraction, and behavior. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Data & Statistics - Statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) - The SEER Program is a source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. It also includes a section on Cancer Rates and Risk Factors, and information on statistics, databases, data collection tools, and recent reports. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

VA Open Data Portal - Data, APIs, tools, and resources that can be used to develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and create stories from VA resources. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA))

Vital Statistics Online Data Portal - This page is a portal to the online data dissemination activities of the Division of Vital Statistics, including both interactive online data access tools and downloadable public use data files. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

WISQARS - Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System - Interactive database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of trusted sources. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

WebMIRS - Provides access to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data and related x-ray images. Users need to register and install free Java software to use WebMIRS. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Youth Violence: Data Sources - Data on youth violence from CDC sources, other federal sources, and non-federal sources. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

data.HRSA.gov - The HRSA website for open data. Data available on the site covers all of HRSA's programs, including health centers, grants, organ donation, and more. Site is interactive, easy to use, accessible, and will work on mobile devices. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

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Global Health Data

+ Statistical Reports
- Health at a Glance 2017 Report presents the most recent comparable data on the health status of populations and health system performance in OECD countries. Where possible, it also reports data for partner countries (Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Russian Federation and South Africa). The data presented in this publication come from official national statistics. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
- World Health Statistics Reports Annual reports that present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States.

Countdown to 2030: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival - Countdown to 2030 tracks coverage levels for health interventions proven to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality. It calls on governments and development partners to be accountable, identifies knowledge gaps, and proposes new actions to achieve universal coverage for women's, children's and adolescents' health. (United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF))

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) - The Demographic and Health Surveys program collects, analyzes and disseminates accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 200 surveys in over 75 countries. (MEASURE DHS)

European Health For All Database (HFA-DB) - Contains data on about 600 health indicators for Member States of the WHO European Region, including basic demographic and socioeconomic indicators; lifestyle- and environment-related indicators; mortality, morbidity and disability; hospital discharges; and health care resources, utilization and expenditure. The database is a helpful tool for international comparison and for assessing the health situation and trends in any European country in an international context. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database - A comprehensive listing of the most widely used indicators for evaluating family planning and reproductive health programs in developing countries. The database contains definitions, data requirements, data sources, purposes, and issues for core indicators along with links to other websites and documents containing additional family planning and reproductive health indicators. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MEASURE Evaluation)

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) - The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) provides a tool to quantify health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities can be eliminated. (University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME))

Global Health Atlas - The Global Health Atlas enables analysis and comparison of standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels. Includes information on demography, socioeconomic conditions, and environmental factors. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) - Catalog for demographic, public health and global health data. Use the GHDx to research population census data, surveys, registries, indicators and estimates, administrative health data, and financial data related to health. (University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME))

Global Health Observatory (GHO) - WHO's gateway to health-related statistics from around the world. GHO covers global health priorities such as the health-related Millennium Development Goals, women and health, mortality and burden of disease, disease outbreaks, health equity, and health systems. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Global Health and Human Rights Database - (Georgetown University)

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) - The HBSC collects data every four years on 11-, 13- and 15-year-old boys' and girls' health and well-being, social environments and health behaviours. These years mark a period of increased autonomy that can influence how their health and health-related behaviours develop. The research venture dates back to 1982, when researchers from England, Finland and Norway agreed to develop and implement a shared research protocol to survey school children. By 1983 the HBSC study was adopted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe as a collaborative study. HBSC now includes 45 countries and regions across Europe and North America. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Health Situation in The Americas: Core Health Indicators - Health data and statistics for countries of the Americas. (Pan American Health Organization)

Health Systems Benchmarking Tool (HSBT) - A tool to highlight the strength and weaknesses of a health system when benchmarked against similar countries. (U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

Health, Nutrition and Population Data and Statistics - HealthStats is the World Bank's portal to its comprehensive collection of Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) statistics. It includes over 250 indicators on topics such as health financing and the health workforce; immunization and the incidence of HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases and the causes of death; nutrition, clean water and sanitation, and reproductive health; as well as population estimates and population projections. (World Bank)

ICPSR Data Archive - A data archive of over 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences, with specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields. (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)

IPUMS-DHS - IPUMS-DHS contains thousands of consistently coded variables on the health and well-being of women, children, and births, for 22 African countries and India. (U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))

IPUMS-PMA - IPUMS-PMA provides an interactive web dissemination system for PMA2020 data with variable documentation on hundreds of harmonized variables on family planning, water and sanitation, and menstrual hygiene management. (University of Minnesota)

Registry of Research Data Depositories (Re3data) - A global registry of research data repositories that covers research data repositories from different academic disciplines. It presents repositories for the permanent storage and access of data sets to researchers, funding bodies, publishers and scholarly institutions.

STATcompiler - The DHS Program STATcompiler allows users to make custom tables based on thousands of demographic and health indicators across more than 80 countries. Customize tables to view indicators by background characteristics, over time, and across countries. (The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program)

The World Factbook - Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. (Central Intelligence Agency (CIA))

Universal Health Coverage Data Portal - A data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage around the world, which provides country-level data on access to health services and information on equity of access. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Vivli Center for Global Clinical Research Data - The Vivli platofrm offers an easy way to search and request anonymized data from completed clinical trials across a wide range of stakeholders from academia, government, non-profits and foundations, biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

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Statistical Reports

AgingStats.gov Reports - An updated, accessible compendium of indicators, drawn from the most reliable official statistics about the well-being of Americans primarily age 65 and older. The indicators are categorized into five broad areas-population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. The 155-page report contains data on 37 key indicators. (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics)

Agricultural Health Study - A study of cancer and other health outcomes in a cohort of licensed pesticide applicators and their spouses. The study began in 1993 and has had over 89,000 participants.

Atlas of Salmonella in the United States - The Atlas of Salmonella in the United States, 1968-2011, summarizes 42 years of laboratory-confirmed surveillance data on Salmonella isolates from humans. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Cancer Trends Progress Report - Summarizes progress in the U.S. against cancer in relation to Healthy People 2010 targets set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report includes key measures of progress along the cancer control continuum and uses national trend data to illustrate where advancements have been made. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

Child Health USA (2014) - Annual report on the health status and service needs of America's children. The report is a compilation of secondary data for many health status indicators, and provides both graphical and textual summaries of data and addresses long-term trends. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

ChildStats.gov: America's Children Reports - Reports on the condition of children in America that groups federal statistics on children and youth under several domains: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)

Completed Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Projects - Reports and chartbooks on rural health issues including Access to Care, Behavioral Health, Diabetes, Health Care Services, Maternal/ Perinatal Health, Child and Adolescent Health, Older Americans, Oral Health, Uninsured, and Border Health. (South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)

FluVaxView - This page provides vaccination coverage estimates for 2016-17 and previous influenza seasons, reports, interactive figures, and data tables. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index - Reports on the state of well-being and how Americans feel about and experience their daily lives. Improving well-being has been shown to lower healthcare costs, increase worker productivity, and enhance organizational and community competitiveness. (Gallup)

Health, United States - Annual report on trends in health statistics. The report consists of a chartbook that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans, and a trend tables section of detailed data tables. Refer to Appendix I for data sources. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Measure of America Publications - Measure of America reports contain American Human Development Index rankings using health, education, and income indicators for the 50 U.S. states, congressional districts, county groups within states, women and men, and racial and ethnic groups. (Social Science Research Council (SSRC))

Monitoring the Future - Since 1975 the MTF survey has annually measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. (National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH)

NCHS Data Briefs - Statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics in a straightforward format. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

National Health Statistics Reports - Reports on the health of the American people that provide annual data summaries, analyses of health topics, and new information on methods or measurement issues. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports - This website includes access to all reports from this series, as well as a data query section, which allows researchers to find data based on geographic, subject, and topic area. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

National Institute of Aging Research Resources - Health Databases - Find NIA-supported scientific resources and datasets (National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH)

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) - Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), a nationally-representative telephone survey that collects detailed information on sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization of adult women and men in the United States. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) - Statistical summary of notifiable diseases compiled from reports of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). The publication contains text, graphs, and maps for the reported occurrence of diseases for the designated year. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Transportation Statistics - (U.S. Department of Transportation)

National Vital Statistics Reports - The reports provide monthly and cumulative data on vital events and statistics, along with brief analyses. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2018 - The report features information about the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) situation in 193 countries, including details of what proportion of each country's deaths are due to diseases such as cancer, heart and lung diseases, and diabetes. (World Health Organization (WHO))

The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2011-2012 - This chartbook provides indicators of the health and well-being of children, the supportive and risk factors in the family environment, and aspects of the neighborhood that may support or threaten families and children in rural settings. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

World Health Statistics Reports - Annual reports that present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States. (World Health Organization (WHO))

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Demographic Data

10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children: A State and Local Data Tool to Inform Policy and Action - Interactive tool shows 10 important characteristics of 3- to 5-year-olds. It displays the characteristics by whether the children are enrolled in early education, whether their families are low income, or whether their parents are immigrants. (Urban Institute)

AARP DataExplorer - The AARP Public Policy Institute analyzes and publishes a wide range of state-specific data related to Americans over 50. (AARP)

AMA Health Workforce Mapper - The AMA Health Workforce Mapper is a free, customizable, interactive tool that illustrates the geographic distribution of the health care workforce and also population health factors. (American Medical Association (AMA))

American Community Survey (ACS) - Nationwide survey to help communities, state governments, and federal programs plan investments and services. This site provides demographic, social, economic, and housing data for over 800 geographical areas in the US. (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

American Fact Finder - Source for finding population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the national to the local level. *American FactFinder has been archived and data has been transitioned to data.census.gov, but users will be able to access historical data until spring 2020.* (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

American Housing Survey (AHS) - Provides current information on selected housing characteristics, including size and composition of the nation's housing inventory, vacancies, fuel usage, physical condition of housing units, characteristics of occupants, home improvements, housing costs, home values, and characteristics of recent movers. (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

Annual Disability Statistics Compendium - The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium is a web-based tool that pools disability statistics published by various federal agencies together in one place. When working on legislative and other matters relating to persons with disabilities, the Compendium will make finding and using disability statistics easier. (University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability)

Bureau of Justice Statistics - (U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ))

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Statistical data and information related to the social and economic conditions of the United States. Subject areas include inflation and prices; employment and unemployment; pay and benefits; spending and time use; productivity; and workplace injuries. (U.S. Department of Labor (DOL))

Current Population Survey (CPS) - The Current Population Survey (CPS) is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States. It provides data on a wide range of issues relating to employment and earnings. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, DOL)

DATA.gov - Provides access to datasets generated by the Federal Government and includes descriptions of the datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. (U.S. Government)

Data Tools and Apps - Site provides a listing of interactive applications for use and manipulation of Census survey data (e.g., American Fact Finder, DataFerrett, Censtats, etc.) (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

Demographic and Social Statistics - Demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sources. (United Nations (UN))

Diversitydata.org - Ability to develop customized reports related to metropolitan areas. (Brandeis University, The Heller School)

FedStats - Provides links to Federal data access tools as well as statistics from more than 100 agencies.

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Data Sets - Population databases that include IPUMS - USA, data on people in the U.S. census and American Community Survey; IPUMS-CPS, data on people in the Current Population Survey; the North American Population Project (NAPP); the National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS); and the Integrated Health Interview Survey (IHIS), an integrated version of the U.S. National Health Interview Survey. (Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota)

KIDS COUNT Data Center - Provides access to hundreds of measures of child well-being to track the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children state by state. (Annie E. Casey Foundation)

Minority Population Profiles - Detailed demographic, language fluency, education, economic, insurance coverage and health status information, as well as full census reports for African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations. (Office of Minority Health (OMH), HHS)

National Center for Education Statistics - The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. (Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education)

National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) - The NLS are nationally representative surveys that follow the same sample of individuals from specific birth cohorts over time. The surveys collect data on labor market activity, schooling, fertility, program participation, health, and much more. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, DOL)

Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis - The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics under the Deputy Commissioner of Retirement and Disability Policy is the agency's source for statistics on the impact and operations of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs and on the earnings of the working and beneficiary populations. Download data sets. (Social Security Administration (SSA))

Social Security Administration Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis - Information from The Office of Retirement and Disability Policy on policy and statistical data. (Social Security Administration (SSA))

Statistical Abstract of the United States - Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

The Health Inequality Project - A project that uses big data to measure differences in life expectancy by income across areas and identify strategies to improve health outcomes. Site provides access to documents, city ranking, and datasets.

The Opportunity Atlas - Atlas provides longitudinal data on childhood opportunity at the state-, city-, and neighborhood-level, with multiple demographic filters. (U.S. Census Bureau)

Visualizing Trends for Children of Immigrants - Interactive tool designed to generate charts and tables with indicators on children, age 0 to 17, for the United States and for the 50 states and the District of Columbia using data from the American Community Survey. (Urban Institute)

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

2016 American Community Survey (ACS) State and County Dashboard - Interactive mapping tool to visualize county level data from the American Community Survey (ACS). (U.S. Census Bureau)

BRFSS GIS Data and Documentation - Interactive mapping application that graphically displays the prevalence of behavioral risk factors at the state and metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area (MMSA) level from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Census Bureau Geography Program - Census Bureau reference maps, mapping applications, geographic data, and resources to learn about geographic data and products. (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

Children's Health and Education Mapping Tool - Provides county-level GIS information on child health, education, and socioeconomic status, as well as health facilities and school-based health center locations. (School-Based Health Alliance)

Chronic Disease GIS Exchange - An online forum for showcasing maps of heart disease, stroke, and other chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, diabetes, and asthma) as well as learning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques and accessing a wide range of GIS-related resources. The site encourages the use of GIS to document the burden of chronic diseases, inform and guide policy and program decisions, build and strengthen partnerships, and facilitate collaboration among health department programs, especially within chronic disease units. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community Health Maps - Provides information about low cost mapping tools that can be used by community organizations. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Community Health Maps Tutorial - This self-paced online course from the National Library of Medicine® (NLM) will help you gain the skills needed to use Community Health Maps to: empower communities, collect health data, and create maps. CE credit is available. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Flu Vaccination Map - Mapping tool for researchers, providers, and health care workers to track influenza (flu) vaccination claims rates of Medicare beneficiaries in real-time. It includes information for every county and zip code in the United States. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))

Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Data Visualizations - Analyze the world's health levels and trends from 1990 to 2013 in this revamped interactive tool. Use treemaps, maps, arrow diagrams, and other charts to compare causes and risks within a country, compare countries with regions or the world, and explore patterns and trends by country, age, and gender. (University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME))

HRSA Data Warehouse Map Services - The HRSA Data Warehouse (HDW) map and feature services provide access to the spatial data available in the HDW. Services include HRSA data as well as additional layers, such as state and county boundaries, that help establish the geographic context of HRSA-specific data. Map layers can be directly viewed with ArcGIS for Desktop Software or through custom applications using the service's REST or SOAP endpoints. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

HealthLandscape - Interactive web-based mapping tool that allows health professionals, policy makers, academic researchers, and planners to combine, analyze and display information in ways that promote better understanding of health and the forces that affect it. The tool can be used to create maps from publicly available data sets including regional criminal justice, education, healthcare, and demographic data, allowing users to discover community characteristics and share information with health professionals, policy makers, and legislators. (Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati)

HealthMap - Global disease alert map that brings together disparate data sources for a comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. Data is aggregated by disease and displayed by location with links to disease alerts. (Boston Children’s Hospital)

Mapping Broadband Health in America - The Mapping Broadband Health in America tool allows users to visualize, overlay and analyze broadband and health data at the national, state and county levels. (Federal Communications Commission (FCC))

Neighborhood Atlas - Tool allows for rankings of neighborhoods by socioeconomic status disadvantage in a region of interest (e.g. at the state or national level). It includes factors for the theoretical domains of income, education, employment, and housing quality. It can be used to inform health delivery and policy, especially for the most disadvantaged neighborhood groups. (University of Wisconsin)

Nextstrain - Nextstrain is an open-source project to harness the scientific and public health potential of pathogen genome data. Site provides a continually-updated view of publicly available data with powerful analytics and visualizations showing pathogen evolution and epidemic spread, with the goal of aiding epidemiological understanding and improving outbreak response. (nextstrain)

Opportunity 360 - Tool includes several online data and mapping applications, toolkits and how-to-guides, as well as innovative technologies for engaging community residents. It also offers a 360-degree view of any neighborhood, including housing, health, education, employment, transportation, and environment. Free registration is required for use. (Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.)

Rural Health Explorer - The Rural Health Explorer includes several mapping tools focused on health outcomes, social determinants, and health care workforce in rural areas. (American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP))

Spatialepidemiology.net - Provides a map-based interface for the display and analysis of infectious disease epidemiological data, including molecular data, utilizing Google Maps and Google Earth. (Imperial College of London)

State Cancer Profiles: Interactive Maps - Interactive maps of mortality statistics for use in assessing the burden and risk for a major cancer site for the U.S. overall or for a selected state and its counties or parishes. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

TOXMAP - Creates nationwide and local area maps to show the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment. Data is derived from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides information on the releases of toxic chemicals into the environment and the Superfund Program, which identifies land that has been contaminated by hazardous waste. (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

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Training and Education

+ Fellowships

+ Upcoming Events

AMIA 10x10 Courses - Training program conducted across the United States by AMIA in collaboration with key academic partners in the biomedical and health informatics education community. The content covers areas such as electronic and personal health records, health information exchange, standards and terminology, and health care quality and error prevention. (American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA))

Back to School: Statistical Methods, Training, and Resource Needs for the Public Health Workforce - This webinar provides a review of trends in statistical methods used in public health, resources for the effective use of public health data, and implications for training needs in the public health workforce. (AcademyHealth)

Census Academy - Training hub offers courses, webinars, and short 2-to-3 minute, "how-to" videos on using Census data. (U.S. Census Bureau)

GIS Training - Self-paced trainings to learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Health Statistics on the Web - Course materials for a hands-on course that focuses on the location, selection, and effective use of statistics relevant to health on the local, state, national, and international levels. (National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM))

Resources for Researchers - Information and tools to support researchers in developing and funding projects that address NIH priories. (Office of Disease Prevention (ODP), NIH)

Supercourse: Biostatistics - Repository of lectures on biostatistics. (University of Pittsburgh)

U.S. Census Academy - Webinars, prerecorded videos, and online/in-person classroom training to help users learn to effectively use U.S. Census data. (U.S. Census Bureau, ESA)

Webinar Recording: Introduction to Social Network Analysis: Broad Overview and a Demonstration of a Novice's Guide Using R Statnet - Recording from a June 2018 webinar on conducting social network analyses-what they look like and how they can be applied. Webinar participants were led through an explanation and live demonstration of a recently developed toolkit from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, A Novice's Guide: Social Network Analysis Using R Statnet, which includes basic terminology and steps for conducting a social network analysis using free data analysis software. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

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Health Information Technology and Standards

+ Upcoming Events

AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology - AHRQ initiative containing information on programs that promote the use of health information technology. Central repository for research findings from projects developing, testing, and using health IT applications. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

DATA - Data Across Sectors for Health - DASH is a national initiative to support multi-sector collaborations sharing data and information to improve the health of their communities. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM - Describes the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) role in the development of health information technology (HIT) and data standards. Also provides links to additional federal resources in the areas of HIT and data standards. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

HealthIT.gov - Resource to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS)

NACCHO Health Information Technology and Informatics - Information about initiatives aimed at helping local health departments advance the use of informatics at their agency. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

NIOSH Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS) - A free web-based tool used to translate industry and occupation text into standardized codes. (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC)

Public Health & HIE Toolkit - Tools to help public health officials understand, engage, and participate in Health Information Exchange (HIE). (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS))

Public Health IT Maturity Index - The Index assesses the common elements of local health departments (HDs) regarding their mission, services, strategies, and target capabilities, enabling HDs to apply the Index to evaluate their information technology deployment decisions. (Public Health Institute)

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Tools for Data Collection and Planning

CDC Surveillance Resource Center - Provides guidance developed by CDC and its partners for improving the practice of public health surveillance. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CHANGE: Community Health Assessment aNd Group Evaluation - Data-collection tool to identify and track the status of community health needs. The tool can be used to develop a community action plan and assess current policy, systems, and environmental change strategies and offer new priorities for future efforts. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CHIRr: Consumer Health Informatics Research Resource - (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

CORE Group Monitoring and Evaluation - The Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group develops tools and trainings to increase child survival and health program performance and quality through the standardization of use of data, analysis and reporting.

Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) - Clinical quality measures (CQMs) are tools to help measure and track the quality of healthcare services. CQMs measure many aspects of patient care including: health outcomes, clinical processes, patient safety, efficient use of healthcare resources, care coordination, patient engagements, population and public health, and clinical guidelines. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS)

ColorBrewer - Online tool designed to help select good color schemes for maps and other graphics. (Pennsylvania State University)

Community Health Assessment Toolkit - The Association for Community Health Improvement's Community Health Assessment Toolkit offers a nine-step pathway for conducting a CHA and developing implementation strategies. It is designed to assist in planning, leading and using community health needs assessments to understand and improve health of communities. (Association for Community Health Improvement)

Community Need Index (CNI) - Index assists in the process of gathering vital socio-economic factors in the community. The CNI is strongly linked to variations in community healthcare needs and is a strong indicator of a community's demand for various healthcare services. (Truven Health)

Community Reception Center Electronic Data Collection Tool (CRC eTool) - The CRC eTool is designed to collect, analyze, visualize, and securely exchange population monitoring data, including demographics, radiation contamination measurements, radiation exposure assessment, and health outcomes. It is created using the Epi Info™ 7 platform and can be implemented using a local area network to include laptops, tablets, and cell phones. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community Tool Box: Evaluating the Initiative - Toolkit for developing an evaluation of a community program or initiative. (Community Tool Box)

Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing of Public Health Services - Site provides information, definitions, CDC activities and resources, and stories about cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS), a growing strategy used at state, tribal, local, and territorial levels to address opportunities and challenges such as tight budgets, increased burden of disease, and regional planning needs. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Data Collection Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Primary Language, and Disability Status - Data collection standards for measures of race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status that are to be used in all national population health surveys. (Office of Minority Health (OMH), HHS)

EHR Toolkit: Toolkit for Planning an EHR-based Surveillance Program - This toolkit is a set of field-tested tools designed to support planning for a public health surveillance program that will rely on data from EHR systems. (Public Health Informatics Institute)

Epi Info™ - Public domain software that allows epidemiologists and other public health and medical professionals to develop questionnaires and forms, customize the data entry process, and enter and analyze data. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

FRED - Framework for Reconstructing Epidemiological Dynamics - Open source modeling system that supports research on the dynamics of infectious disease epidemics and the interacting effects of mitigation strategies, viral evolution, and personal health behavior. (University of Pittsburgh)

Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators, 2018 - Standard set of 100 indicators prioritized by the global community to provide concise information on health situations and trends, including responses at national and global levels. The list of indicators can be used as a general reference and guide for standard indicators and definitions that countries can use for monitoring in accordance with their own health priorities and capacity. (World Health Organization (WHO))

HDPulse: An Ecosystem of Health Disparities and Minority Health Resources - Site provides an ecosystem to characterize health disparities to motivate action to reduce health disparities. Interactive graphics and maps provide visual support for deciding where to focus public health disparities control efforts. (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), NIH)

HRET Disparities Toolkit - The Toolkit is a Web-based tool that provides hospitals, health systems, clinics, and health plans information and resources for systematically collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language data from patients. (Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET))

HSRR (Health Services and Sciences Research Resources) - HSRR is a searchable database of information about research datasets, instruments/indices and software employed in Health Services Research, the Behavioral and Social Sciences and Public Health. The database includes brief descriptions of research resources and links to PubMed. (National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR), NLM)

Health Disparities Calculator - Statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD). HD*Calc was created as an extension of SEER*Stat that allows the user to import SEER Data or other population based health data such as National Health Interview Survey, California Health Interview Survey, Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH)

Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT) - A tool from WHO designed to assess intra-country health inequalities. The toolkit allows researchers to explore or compare inequalities between countries. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Health Extension Toolkit - The Health Extension Toolkit has been developed as a mechanism for states to begin collaborating around ever better ways to improve quality of care within their primary care practices while improving community health. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

Health Impact Assessment Tools and Resources - Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a practical tool that uses data, research, and stakeholder input to determine a policy or project's impact on the health of a population. This site provides HIA guides, tools, training materials, and other resources. (Human Impact Partners)

Integrated Surveillance Information Systems/National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) - NEDSS is an Internet-based infrastructure for public health surveillance data exchange that uses specific PHIN (Public Health Information Network) and NEDSS Data Standards. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) - The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is used to classify diseases and other health problems recorded on many types of health and vital records including death certificates and patient health records. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Magpi - Magpi is a free, cloud-based service enabling anyone to collect data on a wide variety of mobile phones and tablets, then upload and analyze the data in real-time. (DataDyne Group)

Measure of America - Interactive Tools - Interactive maps assist the users in determining the health, well-being, life expectancy, educational status, and demographics of U.S. counties. (Social Science Research Council (SSRC))

MeasureUp - The Building Health Places Network's website contains tools aimed at measuring programs' impact on families and communities and on factors related to health. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline - USDA tool to help public health scientists target pathogen risks and uniformly assess and reduce health risks from pathogens. (Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA)

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships - MAPP - MAPP is a community-wide strategic planning tool for improving community health. Facilitated by public health leadership, this tool helps communities prioritize public health issues and identify resources for addressing them. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

NCHS Research Data Center (RDC) - Provides secure access to health and vital statistics information collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data systems, while continuing to protect the confidentiality of the respondents and records. Researchers and scientists must submit a proposal to access data. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

NIH Common Data Elements (CDE) Repository - The CDE provides access to structured human and machine-readable definitions of data elements that have been recommended or required by NIH Institutes and Centers and other organizations for use in research and for other purposes. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

National Network of State and Local Health Surveys - The National Network of State and Local Health Surveys supports and promotes state- and local-level population health surveys.

National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) Instruments - Performance assessment instruments for state public health systems, local public health systems, and local governing entities. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

NowTrending.HHS.gov - Twitter data for health topics at the national level and for specified geographic areas. The information can serve as an indicator of potential health issues emerging in the population, build a baseline of trend data, engage the public on trending health topics, and be used as cross-reference with other data sources. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))

OpenEpi: Open Source Epidemiologic Statistics for Public Health - Open source software for epidemiologic statistics. It provides a number of epidemiologic and statistical tools for summary data. (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University)

Pew Surveys: Health - The Pew Internet and American Life studies examine the impact of technologies on health and health care. (Pew Charitable Trusts)

PhenX Toolkit - The toolkit provides standard measures related to complex diseases, phenotypic traits and environmental exposures. Use of PhenX measures facilitates combining data from a variety of studies, and makes it easy for investigators to expand a study design beyond the primary research focus. (National Human Genome Research Institute)

Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Monograph - An introduction to geocoding and using area-based scoioceonomic measures with public health surveillance data. (Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health)

Public Health Information Network (PHIN) - The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) is a national initiative to improve the capacity of public health to use and exchange information electronically by promoting the use of standards and defining functional and technical requirements. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Public Health Uniform National Data System (PHUND$) - Web-based public health financial data collection and analysis portal for local health departments (LHDs) and other public health agencies. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

RAND Health Surveys and Tools - Surveys and tools that can be used for public health and policy research. (RAND Corporation)

Social Impact Calculator - Tool to estimate the social impact of investments in affordable housing, early learning, education, health, and access to transit in low-income communities. The tool can assist community development organizations measure results to effectively communicate the value of their work. (Low Income Investment Fund)

State Health Practice Database for Research (SHPDR) - SHPDR captures cross-sectional and longitudinal variation in states' statutes and laws to enable researchers to perform clinically oriented health economics research, and investigate the diffusion of medical technology and other health services research outcomes of interest.

SurvCost - Tool to help public health officials estimate the cost of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) systems at national, region/province, district, and health facility levels. Tool may also be of use to managers of other disease surveillance systems who wish to estimate their costs. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Sustainable Community Indicator Catalog - Catalog helps communities identify indicators that can measure progress toward their sustainability objectives. The indicators in this catalog focus on the relationships among land use, housing, transportation, human health, and the environment. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

The RAND American Life Panel - Survey results from an internet panel of approximately 6,000 people aged 18+ on financial decisionmaking, inflation expectations, joint retirement decisions, retirement preferences, health decisionmaking, Social Security knowledge and expectations, measurement of health utility, numeracy, presidential and midterm elections, and the effect that political events have on self-reported well-being. (RAND Corporation)

TranStat - The TranStat tool enables field personnel and researchers to enter and revise data from local outbreaks and to test for the presence of human-to-human (or animal-to-animal) transmission. (Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study)

Transportation and Health Tool - The tool provides data on a set of transportation and public health indicators for each U.S. state and metropolitan area that describe how the transportation environment affects safety, active transportation, air quality, and connectivity to destinations. (U.S. Department of Transportation)

Visualizing Health - This site contains examples of tested and evaluated graphic displays of health information. The health visualizations include graphs, charts, and images that effectively communicate risk information and help make sense of health data. (University of Michigan)

Weave: Web-based Analysis and Visualization Environment - Web-based visualization platform that enables the visualization of available data as well as the ability to integrate, analyze and visualize data at nested levels of geography, and to disseminate the results in a web page. (University of Massachusetts Lowell)

e-Source: Behavioral and Social Science Research - 20 interactive chapters with authoritative answers to methodological questions on behavioral and social science research. With contributions from a team of international experts, this anthology provides the latest information on addressing emerging challenges in public health. (Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), NIH)

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Dental Public Health

FASTSTATS: Oral and Dental Health- FASTSTATS provides statistics from the nation's principal health statistics agency, National Center for Health Statistics.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Data and Statistics- NIDCR supports the collection of statistics to document oral, dental, and craniofacial conditions and assess oral health trends in the United States. (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH)

National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)- NOHSS is a collaborative effort between CDC's Division of Oral Health and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD). It is designed to monitor the use of dental health care, oral disease, and the status of community water fluoridation.

Oral Health Data- The Oral Health Data website contains data for indicators from the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS), Water Fluoridation Statistics biennial reports, and the annual Synopses of State Oral Health Programs. National and state-level data are provided for all indicators. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

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Environmental Health

America's Children and the Environment (ACE)- Provides access to quantitative information from a variety of sources to show trends in levels of environmental contaminants in air, water, food, and soil; concentrations of contaminants measured in the bodies of mothers and children; and childhood diseases that may be influenced by environmental factors. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program- Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is the ongoing collection, integration, analysis, and interpretation of data about environmental hazards, exposure to environmental hazards, and human health effects potentially related to exposure to environmental hazards. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community Reception Center Electronic Data Collection Tool (CRC eTool)- The CRC eTool is designed to collect, analyze, visualize, and securely exchange population monitoring data, including demographics, radiation contamination measurements, radiation exposure assessment, and health outcomes. It is created using the Epi Info™ 7 platform and can be implemented using a local area network to include laptops, tablets, and cell phones. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST)- The Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST) provides access to resources that can be used to help communities learn more about their environmental issues and risks. Users can view a community's environment, compare community environmental conditions, explore and learn about environmental issues, plan projects with community guides, and participate in the C-FERST User Forum. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR)- CEDR is a public-use repository of data from occupational and environmental health studies of workers at DOE facilities and nearby community residents. (U.S. Department of Energy (DOE))

Data Resources- CDC's one-stop shop for environmental public health data. This site provides a reference list of nationally funded data systems that have a relationship to environmental public health. (National Center for Environmental Health, CDC)

EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE)- EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) is an interactive resource that shows how the condition of the environment and human health in the United States is changing over time. The ROE presents the best available indicators of national trends in five theme areas of interest to EPA: Air, Water, Land, Human Exposure and Health, and Ecological Condition. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

EnviroAtlas- Interactive resources that allow users to discover, analyze, and download data, maps, and other information on ecosystems. EnviroAtlas can be used to inform decision-making at multiple scales. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

EnviroMapper for Envirofacts- The EnviroMapper for Envirofacts tool combines interactive maps and aerial photography to display various types of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

GIS at the CDC- Online spatial data access system that provides members of the public health community and general public access to spatial data that is pertinent to the analysis and exploration of public health issues. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC, HHS)

Healthy People 2010 Data: DATA2010- DATA2010 is an interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010 goals. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health (MATCH)- Online tool for researchers that offers centralized access to metadata ‐ standardized contextual information ‐ about thousands of government-held datasets related to health, the environment, and climate-science. (U.S. Global Change Research Program)

MyEnvironment- Search application tool that provides a cross-section of federal, state, and local environmental information based on a user's location. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS)- NEARS is a national effort to systematically collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate environmental data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Quantifying Environmental Health Impacts- Provides links to global estimates of burden of disease caused by the environment and occupational risks, assessment of disease burden at national and local levels, methods for quantifying environmental health impacts, and cost-effectiveness of interventions. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Sustainable Community Indicator Catalog- Catalog helps communities identify indicators that can measure progress toward their sustainability objectives. The indicators in this catalog focus on the relationships among land use, housing, transportation, human health, and the environment. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

TOXMAP- Creates nationwide and local area maps to show the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment. Data is derived from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides information on the releases of toxic chemicals into the environment and the Superfund Program, which identifies land that has been contaminated by hazardous waste. (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

The Public health effects of a changing climate : a toolkit for public health outreach - Toolkit to assist public health professionals in talking about the health harms of climate change using evidence-based public health messaging. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET)- TOXNET is an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health databases, available free of charge. Includes the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), TOXicology Information onLINE (TOXLINE), Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology database (DART), Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), Gene-Tox, and ChemIDplus. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer- The TRI database contains information concerning waste management activities and the release of toxic chemicals by facilities that manufacture, process, or use toxic materials. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

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HIV/AIDS

AIDS/HIV Data- Morbidity and mortality data on HIV and AIDS. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

AIDSVu- Interactive online map illustrating the prevalence of HIV in the United States. Users can visually explore the HIV epidemic alongside critical resources such as HIV testing center locations, HIV treatment center locations, and NIH-Funded HIV Prevention & Vaccine Trials Sites. (Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health)

Basic and Translational Oral Health Research Related to HIV/AIDS (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)- This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages innovative basic and translational research into mechanisms of HIV transmission, persistence, pathogenesis and co-morbidities in the oral cavity. (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH)

CDC NPIN Community- The NPIN Community offers a variety of tools and resources to support prevention efforts as well as provide a forum for users to: connect, share, and collaborate in meaningful conversations with other prevention partners; receive breaking news and the latest advancements in prevention strategies; and access information unique to the NPIN Community and CDC's partners. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CDC Vital Signs:New Hope for Stopping HIV- Data on HIV testing in the US, who's at risk, state information, and what can be done. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community-Based Indicators for HIV Programs- A collection of indicators to guide community-based HIV programs in monitoring their performance and thereby enhance informed decision making by governments, major donors, and implementing partners. The collection includes detailed indicator definitions, data use cases for selected indicators, additional resources, and a means to submit an indicator or make recommendations. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MEASURE Evaluation)

HIV Among Youth in the US- Data on HIV infections in youth and actions to prevent risky behaviors in youth. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

HIV/AIDS Statistics and Surveillance- The primary source for national HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence data, published annually. Includes links to state-level reports also available online. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base- An effort by the Census Bureau and supporting agencies to compile international HIV seroprevalence data from information in published articles, conference presentations, and the media. (U.S. Census Bureau)

HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database- An interactive tool for retrieving data on global HIV/AIDS indicators from surveys worldwide, with an option for browsing indicators by country.

HepVu- Interactive online maps, state profiles, and resources that visualize the Hepatitis C epidemic across the country. (Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health)

NAHDAP: National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program- This repository acquires, preserves and disseminates data relevant to drug addiction and HIV research. (University of Michigan)

NCHHSTP Atlas- Interactive platform for accessing HIV, Viral Hepatitis, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and tuberculosis (TB) data collected by CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

NCHHSTP AtlasPlus- Web application allows users to use HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB data from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) to create maps, charts, and detailed reports, and analyze trends and patterns. (National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), CDC)

NLM HIV/AIDS Resources- A collection of websites selected and archived by the National Library of Medicine on biomedical, clinical, cultural, and social aspects of HIV/AIDS in the early 21st century. Website captures began in 2017 and are ongoing. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Opioid & Health Indicators Database- A database of local, state, and national statistics on HIV and hepatitis C infections, opioid use and overdose rates, availability of drug treatment and needle exchange programs. Users can also compare data at the state and county levels to see the differential impact of the epidemic. (American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR))

STD Prevention Allocation Consequences Estimator (S.P.A.C.E. Monkey 1.0)- A tool created for state and local sexually transmitted disease (STD) programs to estimate the impact of changes in their budgets. Estimating these effects is not an exact science, but SPACE Monkey helps STD prevention personnel make evidence-based calculations that show how budget changes impact disease burden and direct medical costs. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

State Health Facts: HIV/AIDS- Resource includes information on annual rates of HIV/AIDS diagnoses and deaths, federal HIV/AIDS funding, ADAP spending and enrollment, HIV and Medicaid, HIV prevention programs, HIV in prisons, and other relevant indicators. (Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))

State Health Profiles- Profiles present an overview of the burden of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB in the United States, all 50 states, and Washington, D.C. The profiles present the latest nationally representative data, as well as information about prevention and control programs that CDC supports nationally and in each state. Select (National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), CDC)

U.S. HIV/AIDS Index- Allows users to focus on available HIV/AIDS statistics at the national, state, U.S. congressional district and county levels, further segmented by age, gender and race/ethnicity. Free registration is required to use the Index. (National Minority Quality Forum)

UNAIDS Data- Data and statistics on HIV/AIDS from surveys of pregnant women, population-based surveys, and other surveillance information. (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS))

UNAIDS Key Populations Atlas- Online tool that provides a range of information about members of key HIV-susceptible populations worldwide-sex workers, gay men and other men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, transgender people and prisoners. (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS))

teen-SPARC STI Prevention and Risk Calculator- The teen-SPARC Excel tool is designed to help public health jurisdictions and other entities explore the potential impact of behavior change on reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the sexually active high-school-attending adolescent population. (Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health)

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Nutrition

Child malnutrition country estimates (WHO global database)- Global malnutrition estimates data. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Disrupting Food Insecurity- This dashboard equips counties with data about their food insecurity levels and related risk factors, identifies cross-cutting opportunities for intervention, and groups counties by shared challenges. Dive into your county’s data and explore strategies tailored to your county. (Urban Institute)

Eating and Health Module (ATUS)- The Eating & Health Module of the American Time Use Survey collects data to analyze relationships among time use patterns and eating patterns, nutrition, and obesity; food and nutrition assistance programs; and grocery shopping and meal preparation. (U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA))

Environments Supporting Healthy Eating (ESHE) Index Hub- ESHE is a free, standardized scoring tool for describing food environments in terms of their support for healthy eating. ESHE weights and ranks multiple variables including- community nutrition environment, organizational environments, food prices and information environment. (Community Commons)

FAOSTAT- Provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for over 200 countries. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

FRAC Resource Library- FRAC's Resource Library contains Best Practices, Fact Sheets, Graphics, Interactive Data Tools, Reports, Toolkit and other tools to address poverty-related hunger and under nutrition in the United States. (Food Research and Action Center)

Food Access Research Atlas- The Food Access Research Atlas maps and provides selected food access indicators for census tracts. (Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA)

Food Environment Atlas- Provides a spatial overview of a community's ability and success in accessing healthy food. Users can assemble county-level statistics on food choices, health and well-being, and community characteristics. (Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA)

Food Insecurity in The United States- National, state, and county-level data on food insecurity for children and adults, and food bank costs and budgets. (Feeding America)

FoodAPS National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey- A nationally representative survey of household food purchases and acquisitions. (Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA)

FoodData Central- FoodData Central is an integrated data system that provides expanded nutrient profile data and links to related agricultural and experimental research. (Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA)

Healthy Eating Index- The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. USDA's primary use of the HEI is to monitor the diet quality of the U.S. population and the low-income subpopulation, examine relationships between diet and health-related outcomes, and to assess the quality of food assistance packages, menus, and the US food supply. (U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA))

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)- Data on the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, based on a survey that includes interviews and physical examinations. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps- Online tool to search for and view indicators related to nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps- Aan interactive database that provides information about the health status and behaviors of Americans, state-by-state, via clickable maps, charts, and tables. Topics include obesity, breastfeeding, physical activity, and other health behaviors and related environmental and policy data from multiple sources. (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)

SNAP Map: SNAP Matters in Every Community- This interactive mapping tool provides household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, by county in each state, a searchable table, and SNAP fact sheets for each state. (Food Research and Action Center)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System- Provides time-series data on State and county-level estimates of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and benefit levels, combined with area estimates of total population and the number of persons in poverty. (Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA)

USDA Food Composition Databases- Allows users to search the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference and the USDA Branded Food Products Database for nutritional content and ingredients. (Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA)

Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS)- Databases of nutrition deficiencies that provide national, regional, and global assessments of the magnitude of micronutrient deficiencies. (World Health Organization (WHO))

WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding- Global database on breast-feeding and infant nutrition. (World Health Organization (WHO))

WHO Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition- Global database on child growth and child nutrition that is a standardized compilation of child growth and malnutrition data from nutritional surveys conducted around the world since 1960. (World Health Organization (WHO))

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Obesity

Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps- Maps depicting the prevalence of obesity for all U.S. states based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. The site also provides obesity data maps by state and territory, PowerPoint slides, and information about the data methodology and previous years. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CDC Data and Statistics on Overweight and Obesity- Includes data and statistics on adult and childhood obesity, U.S. obesity trends, and related resources. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CDC Vital Signs - Adult Obesity- Recent data on adult obesity gathered from CDC's national monitoring systems. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Catalogue of Surveillance Systems - The Catalogue of Surveillance Systems provides one-stop access to over 100 publicly available datasets relevant to childhood obesity research. (National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research)

Child Trends Databank Report Overweight Children and Youth (August 2014)- This report summarizes recent data on pediatric and adolescent obesity and overweight. (Child Trends)

Childhood Obesity Measures Registry User Guides- The Measures Registry User Guides are designed to: provide overviews of measurements, describe general principles of measurement selection, present case studies to walk researchers through selecting appropriate measures, and direct researchers to additional resources and sources of useful information. Measurement user guides are available for individual diet, food environment, individual physical activity, and physical activity environment. (National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research)

FastStats: Obesity and Overweight- U.S. data on obesity and overweight. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Global Database on Body Mass Index- This database provides both national and sub-national adult underweight, overweight and obesity prevalence rates by country, year of survey and gender. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Measures Registry- The NCCOR Measures Registry is a searchable database of diet and physical activity measures relevant to childhood obesity research. The purpose of this registry is to promote the consistent use of common measures and research methods across childhood obesity prevention and research at the individual, community, and population levels. (National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research)

National Obesity Monitor- Interactive dashboard allows users to explore more than 40 years of obesity rate data, including trends over time by age group, sex, race, and ethnicity. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps- Online tool to search for and view indicators related to nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

State of Obesity Rates & Trends- Analysis of obesity rates based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). This resource includes interactive maps, data snapshots of state obesity rankings, and policy approaches for preventing and reducing obesity. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF))

The National Weight Control Registry - The NWCR was developed to identify and investigate the characteristics of individuals who have succeeded at long-term weight loss. The NWCR annually tracks over 10,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for long periods of time. (Brown Medical School)

Women's Health USA 2013: Overweight and Obesity- Information on obesity and overweight in women from the data book, Women's Health USA. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

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Public Health Genomics

Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)- dbGaP was developed to archive and distribute the results of studies that have investigated the interaction of genotype and phenotype. Such studies include genome-wide association studies, medical sequencing, molecular diagnostic assays, as well as association between genotype and non-clinical traits.

Global Salmonella Resistome Data- Tool provides visually informative displays of antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria. It is designed mainly for public health officials, academics and researchers who are using new genomics technologies to track and treat infectious diseases. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HHS)

HuGE Navigator- HuGE Navigator provides access to a continuously updated knowledge base in human genome epidemiology, including information on population prevalence of genetic variants, gene-disease associations, gene-gene and gene- environment interactions, and evaluation of genetic tests. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Human Genome Resources- Portal provides access to genome visualization and analysis tools, BLAST, NCBI Genome Remapping Service, and molecular databases. (National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), NLM)

Influenza Virus Resource - National Center for Biotechnology Information- A browsing tool allows you to compare the sequenced variations of the influenza virus genome. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

National Newborn Screening & Global Resource Center- An independent U.S. national resource center for newborn screening as well as global newborn screening information. Site provides consultative services, program reviews, selected national data, hosts a respected international discussion listserv, and provides information and resources for health professionals, consumers, public health professionals, and others.

Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide- Includes standard codes and terminology for newborn tests for the conditions recommended for screening by the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) or by a state within the U.S. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Nextstrain- Nextstrain is an open-source project to harness the scientific and public health potential of pathogen genome data. Site provides a continually-updated view of publicly available data with powerful analytics and visualizations showing pathogen evolution and epidemic spread, with the goal of aiding epidemiological understanding and improving outbreak response. (nextstrain)

PhenX Toolkit- The toolkit provides standard measures related to complex diseases, phenotypic traits and environmental exposures. Use of PhenX measures facilitates combining data from a variety of studies, and makes it easy for investigators to expand a study design beyond the primary research focus. (National Human Genome Research Institute)

Public Health Genomics and Precision Health Knowledge Base- An online, continuously updated, searchable database of published scientific literature, CDC resources, and other materials that address the translation of genomic discoveries into improved health care and disease prevention. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

U.S. Genome Variation Estimates - National Office of Public Health Genomics- These variation estimates are the allele frequency and genotype prevalence estimates of human genetic variants for the entire U.S. population based on DNA data collected from participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

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Veterinary Public Health

Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)- (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Global Early Warning System for Major Animal Diseases, including Zoonoses (GLEWS)- The overall objective of GLEWS is to improve data sharing and risk assessment for animal disease threats of the three sister organizations (FAO, OIE and WHO) for the benefit of the international community. (World Health Organization (WHO))

National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)- Part of a nationwide strategy to coordinate the work of all organizations providing animal disease surveillance and testing services.

National Animal Health Surveillance System (NAHSS)- Animal health surveillance information for aquaculture, cattle, equine, poultry, sheep and goats, and swine. (U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA))

National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS)- NARMS is a collaboration among Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Center for Veterinary Medicine) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (Food Safety and Inspection Service and Agricultural Research Services) within the framework of FoodNet and CDC's Emerging Infections Program's Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Program. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) Dashboard - An online data tool with public access to nearly 20 years of information on foodborne, waterborne, and other enteric (intestinal) disease outbreaks. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Residue Program (Residue Chemistry)- FSIS conducts tests for chemicals-including antibiotics, sulfonamides, and various other drugs, pesticides and environmental chemicals-in meat, poultry and egg products destined for human consumption. This site links to the sampling plan, the testing results and information on the tests used, as well as a list of violators. (Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA)

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