LibGuides: Nursing Resource Guide: Finding Healthcare Statistics

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Links to specific CDC data sets and statistics

CDC Data & Statistics by Topic
CDC National Center for Health Statistics
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Telephone health survey.
CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Data from high school and middle school students about six types of health-risk behaviors.
CDC National Health Interview Survey
Data collected through household personal interviews.
CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research)
CDC Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting system (WISQARS)

Other Federal Government web portals

State Resources

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization at state and national levels.
United States Census: American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau information down to the "Community Level."
National Cancer Institute: State Cancer Profiles

Local and County data

American Fact Finder
US Census data. Search by county, or zip code
Texas County and Regional data
From the Center for Health Statistics, Texas DHHS.

Foundations and Think Tanks

Global Health Facts

Credits

Revised January 2014, using materials presented at National Library of Medicine South Central Region educational program: "Health Statistics on the Web: it's as easy as 1,2,3!" January 9, 2014, Instructor Cheryl Rowan.

List modified from SCR CONNECTions Locating Health Statistics: It May be Easier than You Think! presentation by Cheryl Rowan on August 15, 2012. Additional resources provided by Helena Vonville, Library Director, University of Texas School of Public Health Library.