Quick Health Data Online (QHDO) is a national database of key health indicators for women and gives you access to comparative, county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions.
With QHDO you can easily:
- Compare your locality with others across the country
- View data by county type
- Examine data trends
- Create maps, charts, and reports
- Export data to other applications
Special QHDO Features
- Monthly Spotlights - Topics of interest and relevant data available on QHDO are highlighted in this section.
- Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook - The chartbook was developed to provide readers with an easy-to-use collection of current state data on critical issues of relevance to women.
- Health Disparities Profiles - Twenty one health indicators are presented, which highlight some of the key areas related to health disparities among different populations.
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This Web-based tool brings together key health and human services data and statistics. It complements other government resources, such as USA.gov and FedStats.
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Home > Statistics
Looking for reliable health data? These resources from outside womenshealth.gov offer statistics and information on a variety of health topics important to women and their families. Please visit the listed sites for more information.
- General
- Autoimmune Diseases
(celiac disease, lupus, MS, psoriasis, thyroid disorders)
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Health
(heart disease, stroke)
- Chronic Disabling Conditions
- Diabetes
- Lung Disease
(asthma, COPD, emphysema)
- HIV/AIDS
- Measuring Health/Epidemiology
- Medical Procedures
- Mental Health
(anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, suicide)
- Minority Health
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General
Publications
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - The BRFSS is a telephone health survey system that tracks health conditions and risk behaviors in the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It presents the data in interactive databases and maps. http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
Health, United States - Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics. The report consists of two main sections: A chartbook containing text and figures that illustrate major trends in the health of Americans; and a trend tables section that contains detailed data tables. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
National Center for Health Statistics - FastStats - The Faststats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Each topic has links to publications with statistics, sources of more data, and related web pages. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/default.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States - This report provides statistics on population, health, education, employment, law enforcement, housing, the economy and many other topics. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html
United States Census 2000 - This site provides information on the 2000 census. It includes overviews and power point presentations that give an introduction to the census, a special tabulations program that allows you to access customized data, and the questionnaires that were used for the census. http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
Statehealthfacts.org (Copyright © Kaiser Family Foundation) - Statehealthfacts.org is a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. It enables you to compare data for all the states by topics, such as health coverage, minority health, women's health, and more. You can also use it to look at individual state profiles. http://www.statehealthfacts.org
Organizations
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse, NCJRS, NIJ, BJS, OJP, DOJ
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, DOL
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CDC Wonder
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FedStats
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National Center for Education Statistics, IES, ED
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, HHS
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National Library of Medicine, NIH, HHS
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Diversitydata.org
= Indicates Federal Resources
Autoimmune Diseases
Publications
Celiac Disease - This publication provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/index.htm
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Women and Autoimmune Diseases - This article discusses the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in women and explores the possibility of autoimmune diseases caused by infections. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no11/04-0367.htm
Rheumatoid Arthritis - This fact sheet lists the prevalence, incidence, mortality, and other information about rheumatoid arthritis in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/arthritis/rheumatoid.htm
About Psoriasis: Statistics (Copyright © National Psoriasis Foundation/USA) - This publication contains national and worldwide statistics about psoriasis from the Benchmark Survey on Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. http://www.psoriasis.org/about/stats/
Atlas of MS Database (Copyright © Multiple Sclerosis International Federation) - The Atlas of MS database provides information and data on the epidemiology of MS and the availability and accessibility of resources for people with MS at country, regional, and global levels. The contents of the database can be searched and illustrated through maps, charts or spreadsheets in the data query section. http://www.atlasofms.org/index.aspx
Autoimmune Disease in Women - The Facts (Copyright © AARDA) - This web site provides information specific to women about some of the main autoimmune diseases and their treatment, and statistics that demonstrate how some affect more women than men. http://www.aarda.org/women_and_autoimmunity.php
Autoimmune Statistics - This publication lists statistics related to autoimmune diseases. http://www.aarda.org/autoimmune_statistics.php
Epidemiology (Copyright © National Multiple Sclerosis Society) - This publication contains statistics about the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the United States and worldwide. http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_LIB_sourcebook_epidemiology...
For the Media: About Scleroderma (Copyright © Scleroderma Foundation) - This fact sheet provides basic information about scleroderma, including statistics, diagnosis, treatment, and more. http://www.scleroderma.org/media/overview.shtm
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Information for Patients (Copyright © AACE) - This fact sheet contains facts about Hashimoto's thyroiditis, explains the symptoms and treatment of the disease, and contains information about associated disorders. http://www.aace.com/pub/thyroidbrochures/pdfs/Hashimoto.pdf
Myasthenia Gravis: A Summary (Copyright © MGFA) - This is a clinical overview of the disease Myasthenia Gravis for health professionals. It includes statistics, clinical presentation of the disease, information about treatment, and more. http://www.myasthenia.org/hp_clinicaloverview.cfm
Sex Differences in Autoimmune Disease (Copyright © SWHR) - This publication provides general statistics on the prevalence and risk of autoimmune disease among women. It also lists more detailed information on lupus and multiple sclerosis. http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hs_facts_autoimmune
Statistics About Lupus (Copyright © LFA) - This fact sheet provides a statistical summary of the cases and economic impact of lupus in the United States. It also provides information on lupus awareness, diagnosis, treatment, and coping with the disease. http://www.lupus.org/education/stats.html
What is Graves' Disease (Copyright © NGDF) - This fact sheet describes what Graves' disease is, lists some facts and statistics about the disease, lists some symptoms, and explains what treatment of the disease includes. http://www.ngdf.org/WhatIs.php
What is Sjögren's Syndrome? (Copyright © The Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation) - This page contains important statistics about Sjögren's Syndrome and links to other useful information from the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation. http://www.sjogrens.org/syndrome/
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, HHS
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American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
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American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
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American Thyroid Association
= Indicates Federal Resources
Cancer
Publications
Cancer of the Breast - This fact sheet provides statistics on the incidence of breast cancer and mortality rates of those diagnosed with cancer in the United States. It also provides information on survival rates, breast cancer stages, lifetime risk, and breast cancer prevalence. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html
Cancer of the Thyroid - This fact sheet provides statistical information on the prevalence, mortality rates, trends, and lifetime risk of thyroid cancer. http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/thyro.html
Cancer Statistics - This site from the National Cancer Institute links to cancer statistics, statistical tools and databases, and information on understanding cancer statistics. http://www.nci.nih.gov/statistics
FastStats: Cancer - This fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides statistical information on the morbidity and mortality rates of people diagnosed with cancer. It also gives information on patient health care use. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/cancer.htm
Cancer Facts & Figures, 2008 (Copyright © ACS) - This publication provides data on cancer incidence, mortality, survival, cancer risk factors, and annual estimates of new cancer cases and deaths. A special section covers insurance and cost-related barriers to cancer care. http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/2008CAFFfinalsecured.pdf
Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans 2007-2008 (Copyright © ACS) - This publication estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths of African Americans and provides the most recent statistics on cancer incidence, mortality, and five-year relative survival. It also includes sections on cancer risk factors such as tobacco use, physical activity, and the use of cancer screening examinations. http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/CAFF2007AAacspdf2007.pdf
National Cancer Data Base (Copyright © American College of Surgeons) - The National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) is a comprehensive clinical surveillance resource for cancer care in the United States. It provides statistics about the diagnosis of different types of cancers, the primary site of the disease, the stage of cancer at diagnosis, and survival rates. You can also organize data by state. http://www.facs.org/cancer/ncdb/publicaccess.html
Statistics for 2008: Cancer (Copyright © ACS) - This site lists the publications that contain statistics from the American Cancer Society. It also links to state cancer statistics, including incidence, mortality, cancer risk factors, and trends and goals. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp
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National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)
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American Cancer Society
= Indicates Federal Resources
Cardiovascular Health
Publications
FastStats: Heart Disease - This fact sheet provides statistical data on the prevalence of heart disease, hospital inpatient care of heart disease patients, and mortality rates. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm
FastStats: Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease - This fact sheet provides statistical information on the prevalence and mortality rates of stroke. It also includes information on health care use by stroke patients. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm
Heart Disease and Stroke Maps - These interactive maps present heart disease and stroke mortality rates that can be viewed at national, state or county levels and by gender and racial/ethnic group. http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/
2007 NHLBI Morbidity and Mortality Chartbook - The NHLBI Chartbook is a biennial compilation of data on the size and trends of morbidity and mortality from the cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases. While most charts describe national prevalence, hospitalizations, and mortality statistics, some of them provide additional information by state or country. Risk factors estimates and the economic costs of these diseases are also included. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/docs/cht-book.htm
Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke - This fact sheet provides facts on the cost of heart disease and stroke, the efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and states to prevent heart disease, and the effectiveness of prevention programs and campaigns. www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/factsheets/Prevention/dhdsp.htm
Facts About Women and Cardiovascular Disease (Copyright © American Heart Association) - This publication gives statistical data on how many women are affected by cardiovascular disease. It discusses how some women may not be aware of the risks to their cardiovascular health, and gives facts about the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2876
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2008 Update At-a-Glance (Copyright © American Heart Association) - This report gives statistical information on the different aspects of cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure and stroke, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, nutrition, quality of care, and medical costs. It also gives an overview of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among men, women, children, and different racial and ethnic groups. http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1200078608862HS_Stats%202008.final.pdf...
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, HHS
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American Heart Association
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Women's Heart Foundation
= Indicates Federal Resources
Chronic Disabling Conditions
Publications
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Who's at Risk? - This fact sheet describes who is most likely to be afflicted with chronic fatigue syndrome, along with other statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/cfsatrisk.htm
Disability Status: 2000 - This fact sheet is a brief summary of the disability status of Americans based on findings from the Census 2000. It compares disability rates by age, sex, race, ethnicity, and location. http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-17.pdf
Faststats: Disability / Limitations - This publication gives statistics on the prevalence of disabilities in adults and children in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/disable.htm
Illnesses and Disabilities - Womenshealth.gov created the Illnesses and Disabilities section to help women overcome common difficulties such as physical barriers, financial restraints, and the lack of reliable health information and services. It puts a wealth of useful information together in one place for women with disabilities, caretakers, health professionals, and researchers. http://www.womenshealth.gov/WWD/
U.S. Census Bureau on Disability - This Internet site provides documents from the U.S. Census Bureau on disabilities.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html
Access to Disability Data (Copyright © InfoUse) - This internet site provides data resources such as chartbooks, tables and surveys as well as other key resources that provide disability data and information. http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata
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DisabilityInfo.gov
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
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UCSF Disability Statistics Center
= Indicates Federal Resources
Diabetes
Publications
Diabetes Data & Trends - The CDC collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on diabetes and its complications. It provides statistical information on the prevalence and incidence of diabetes, the health status, hospitalization, and risk for complications of those with diabetes, and the complications such as cardiovascular disease, renal disease, and vision problems. http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/ddtstrs/
FastStats: Diabetes - This fact sheet provides statistics on the morbidity and mortality of those with diabetes. It also gives information on health care use broken up into ambulatory care, hospital inpatient care, home care and hospice care. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/diabetes.htm
National Diabetes Statistics - A collaboration from a variety of sources, this fact sheet provides statistics on several aspects of diabetes including prevalence, mortality, complications, and cost. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/index.htm
Diabetes Statistics (Copyright © ADA) - This site links to statistical information on the prevalence of diabetes and related complications, the mortality rate of those diagnosed with diabetes, and the cost of diabetes in the United States. http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp
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Division of Diabetes Translation, NCCDPHP, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Diabetes Education Program
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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS
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American Diabetes Association
= Indicates Federal Resources
Lung Disease
Publications
COPD: Learn More, Breathe Better - For Health Care Professionals - This web site provides statistics and other helpful information for professionals about COPD. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/health-care-professionals/index.htm...
Facts About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - This fact sheet explains what chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is, what causes it, who has it, how it can be prevented, and how it is treated. It also gives statistics on the prevalence and effects of COPD. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/copd/copdfaq.htm
FastStats: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) - This publication provides statistical information on illness and death caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It also provides a summary of health care use by patients with COPD. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Fact Sheet (Copyright © ALA) - This publication lists statistics about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and associated diseases. http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35020
Data and Statistics (Copyright © American Lung Association) - This site lists the most recent statistics and trend reports from the American Lung Association. It includes reports on air quality, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, acute lung disease, and lung disease in general. http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33347
Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema: Morbidity and Mortality (Copyright © American Lung Association) - This report provides statistical data on the mortality, prevalence, hospitalization, and economic costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. http://www.lungusa.org/atf/cf/%7B7a8d42c2-fcca-4604-8ade-7f5d5e762256%7D/COPD_DEC07.PDF...
Organizations
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, HHS
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American Lung Association
= Indicates Federal Resources
HIV/AIDS
Publications
A Glance at the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the United States. It divides the information by transmission category, sex, race/ethnicity, and summarizes a few trends in the data. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/PDF/At-A-Glance.pdf
FastStats: HIV/AIDS - This fact sheet provides information on the morbidity and mortality rates of HIV/AIDS. It also links to more detailed statistical information. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/aids-hiv.htm
HIV/AIDS among Women - This fact sheet discusses HIV/AIDS among women. Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/resources/factsheets/women.htm
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report - The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status and case definition category. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrlink.htm
HIV Data (Copyright © UNAIDS) - This web site contains links to statistical data from UNAIDS about the global AIDS epidemic. It explains how the data is collected, analyzed, and projected, and also contains an update for the year 2007. http://www.unaids.org/en/HIV_data/default.asp
HIV/AIDS Statistics (Copyright © AVERT) - This web site contains links to statistics about HIV and AIDS in different areas of the world. It also links to a guide to Understanding HIV and AIDS Statistics, which can help you understand where the numbers are coming from. http://www.avert.org/statindx.htm
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States (Copyright © The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - This publication gives information on the prevalence and impact of HIV/AIDS in the United States. http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/3029-071.pdf
Organizations
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AIDS.Gov
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AIDSInfo
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CDC National Prevention Information Network
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, OPHS, OS, HHS
= Indicates Federal Resources
Measuring Health/Epidemiology
Publications
Chronic Disease Indicators - The Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) is a cross-cutting set of 90 indicators that were developed by consensus and that allows states and territories to uniformly define, collect, and report chronic disease data that are important to public health practice and available at the state level. In addition to providing access to state-specific indicator data, the CDI web site serves as a gateway to additional information and data resources. http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cdi/
Epi Info™ - Epi Info™ is a public domain software package designed for the global community of public health practitioners and researchers. It provides for easy form and database construction, data entry, and analysis with epidemiologic statistics, maps, and graphs. http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/index.htm
Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (Copyright © WHO) - This is the web site for the World Health Organization's Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Division. It provides information on diseases, global outbreak news, international health regulations, information on laboratory and epidemiology strengthening, and information on epidemic preparedness. http://www.who.int/csr/en/
Epidemiology (Copyright © WHO) - This page provides links to WHO activities, reports, news and events, contacts, and cooperating partners working in epidemiology. Also shown are links to related web sites. http://www.who.int/topics/epidemiology/en/
The Weekly Epidemiological Record (Copyright © WHO) - The Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) serves as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including the newly emerging or re-emerging infections. http://www.who.int/wer/en/
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Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, NICHD, NIH, HHS
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American College of Epidemiology
= Indicates Federal Resources
Medical Procedures
Publications
Fast Stats - Inpatient Procedures - This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the number of specific inpatient surgical procedures that were performed in the United States in a given year. It also links to a more detailed report of the figures. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/insurg.htm
2006 Plastic Surgery Statistics (Copyright © ASPS) - This web page links to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons on the top plastic surgery procedures performed, the average surgeon fees, the gender and age distribution of patients, and more. http://www.plasticsurgery.org/media/statistics/2006-Statistics.cfm
Open-Heart Surgery Statistics (Copyright © AHA) - This fact sheet lists statistics about how many open-heart surgeries, including valve replacements, heart transplants, and bypass surgeries were performed in a given year. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4674
Statistics (Copyright © ASAPS) - This web site links to statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery about the number and kind of surgeries performed in recent years. http://www.surgery.org/press/statistics.php
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, OPHS, HHS
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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American College of Surgeons
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American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
= Indicates Federal Resources
Mental Health
Publications
FastStats: Mental Health Disorders - This publication provides statistical information on the prevalence and incidence of mental illness in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm
Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and Prevention - This fact sheet is a brief overview of suicide statistics and prevention in the United States. It discusses the difference in suicide data between men and women, racial and ethnic groups, and age groups. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/harmsway.cfm
The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America - This fact sheet discusses major disorders such as depression and other mental illnesses, and includes information on the economic costs of mental illness. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml...
Sex Differences in Mental Health (Copyright © SWHR) - This publication provides statistical information on the prevalence and risk of depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and stress disorders in women. http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hs_facts_mental
Statistics and Facts About Anxiety Disorders (Copyright © ADAA) - This fact sheet lists statistics about anxiety disorders in the United States, including how many people are affected by anxiety disorders, the cost of anxiety disorders to the U.S. population, and more. http://www.adaa.org/AboutADAA/PressRoom/Stats&Facts.asp
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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National Institute of Mental Health Information Center
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Mental Health America
= Indicates Federal Resources
Minority Health
Publications
About Minority Health - Disease Burden and Risk Factors - This publication provides information on the six focus areas in which racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes. It also discusses other diseases and conditions that disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minorities. http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/dbrf.htm
Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities - This publication reports on current drug use statistics and the related consequences of drug use for minority subgroups within the United States. Topics include population trends; user characteristics and drugs of choice; drug use patterns and related attitudes and behaviors; HIV/AIDS incidence among intravenous drug users; and drug-related emergencies and deaths. http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/minorities/
Health of American Indian or Alaskan Native Population - This fact sheet provides statistical information on the American Indian and Alaskan Native population. It includes data on birth rate, health status, health risk factors, access to health care and mortality rate. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/indfacts.htm
Health of Asian or Pacific Islander Population - This fact sheet contains information on population, live births, health status, health risk factors, access to health care and mortality rates for Asian populations living within the United States. Links to trend tables for population subgroups are also included. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asian_health.htm
Health of Black or African American Population - The Health of Black or African American Population provides statistics and other factors of interest regarding the health and well-being of African Americans. it includes information on population, health status, live births and health risk factors. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/black_health.htm
Health of Hispanic/Latino Population - This publication provides statistical information on the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. It includes information on birth rates, health status, health risk factors, access to health care, mortality rates and links to additional resources. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hispanic_health.htm
Health of Mexican American Population - This fact sheet provides statistical information on the Mexican American population. It includes a brief summary of the birth rates, health status, health risks factors, access to health care and it provides links to more detailed information on each topic. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mexican_health.htm
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2007 - The 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) tracks disparities in both quality of and access to health care in the United States for both the general population and for AHRQ's congressionally designated priority populations. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr07.htm
The Office of Minority Health Data/Statistics - This internet site contains links to statistical profiles of different minority populations in the United States. Each profile contains data about demographics, education, insurance coverage, and specific statistics about different health conditions for each population. http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=2
Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007 Update (Copyright © The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - The Kaiser Family Foundation's updated version of Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007 Update, serves as a quick reference source on health disparities. It includes data on the uninsured and access to care by race/ethnicity as well as information about the disproportionate effect that specific conditions such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and asthma have on racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S.. http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/6069.cfm
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National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, HHS
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Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, CDC, HHS
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Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC), OMH, OPHS, OS, HHS
= Indicates Federal Resources
Morbidity and Mortality
Publications
Fast Stats - Death/Mortality - This fact sheet contains brief statistics about mortality in the United States for the given year. It links to more detailed reports where in-depth information can be found. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm
WISQARS Fatal Injuries: Leading Causes of Death Reports - This site provides information on the leading causes of death for each year from 1981 until the present. You can select the data needed based on year, sex, race, and age. http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus.html
Mortality (Copyright © WHO) - This web page links to the different parts of the World Health Organization that contain data about mortality around the world. http://www.who.int/topics/mortality/en/
World Health Organization Statistical Information Service (WHOSIS) (Copyright © WHO) - The WHO Statistical Information System is the guide to statistical health information available from the World Health Organization. It contains reports, databases, links to statistical information from other programs of the WHO, and links to health statistics web sites from many different countries. http://www.who.int/whosis/en/
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC, HHS
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World Health Organization
= Indicates Federal Resources
Pain Disorders
Publications
Arthritis Related Statistics - This publication contains information about the prevalence of different types of arthritis, healthcare utilization of those with arthritis, physical activity, the costs of arthritis, and more. http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/data_statistics/arthritis_related_statistics.htm
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Who's at Risk? - This fact sheet describes who is most likely to be afflicted with chronic fatigue syndrome, along with other statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/cfsatrisk.htm
Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia - This publication provides detailed information concerning Fibromyalgia, possible causes, and available treatment options. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Fibromyalgia/default.asp
American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention (AMPP) Study Fact Sheet (Copyright © NHF) - This fact sheet provides a brief description of the results of The American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention (AMPP) Study. http://69.36.40.229/press/NHF_Press_Kits/Press_Kits_-_AMPPS_Fact_Sheet
Back Pain Facts and Statistics (Copyright © ACA) - This fact sheet contains some interesting statistics from the American Chiropractic Association. http://www.amerchiro.org/level2_css.cfm?T1ID=13&T2ID=68
Pain Facts and Figures (Copyright © American Pain Foundation) - This fact sheet discusses the incidence, location, duration, and other statistics of pain in Americans. http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=Newsroom/PainFacts.htm
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
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American Chronic Pain Association
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American Pain Society
= Indicates Federal Resources
Pregnancy
Publications
CDC Health Topic: Pregnancy - This web site contains links to statistical information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to pregnancy. It links to data about ectopic pregnancy, smoking, STDs and pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and more. http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec802286e6
FastStats: Prenatal Care - This facts sheet gives a brief overview of the percentage of mothers receiving prenatal care. It also links to additional statistical reports. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/prenatal.htm
Tracking Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - This publication describes how common fetal alcohol syndrome is in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/fassurv.htm
Statistics (Copyright © American Pregnancy Association) - This fact sheet contains statistics about pregnancy, pregnancy loss, pregnancy complications, and other facts about pregnancy from the American Pregnancy Association. http://www.americanpregnancy.org/main/statistics.html
Teen Pregnancy: General Facts and Stats (Copyright © National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy) - This fact sheet lists statistics about teen and unplanned pregnancy and the consequences. http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/data/genlfact.asp
U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics (Copyright © The Alan Guttmacher Institute) - This report contains national and state-by-state teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion data and trends. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/state_pregnancy_trends.pdf
Organizations
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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American Pregnancy Association
= Indicates Federal Resources
Older Adult Health
Publications
Healthy Aging for Older Adults - This site contains information on the population increase in Americans over 65 years of age. Links within the website discuss the role of the Centers for Disease Control in promoting healthy aging, the economic effects of aging, and chronic diseases that most often affect Americans over age 65. http://www.cdc.gov/aging/
Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts - This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the statistics on depression and suicide in older adults, with information on depression treatments and suicide prevention.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm
2006 Older American Update: Key indicator of Wellness - This report is the third in a series of reports produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (Forum). This series of reports provides data on the overall status of the U.S. population age 65 and over, presents a broad summary of national indicators of well-being for this population, and monitors changes in these indicators over time. http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/Data_2006.aspx
Older Persons' Health - This publication contains statistical information on the health of older Americans. It briefly summarizes the population estimates, life expectancy, health status, health risk factors, access to health care, health care utilization, and mortality. It also links to more detailed information on each topic. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/older_americans.htm
A Profile of Older Americans - This is an electronic version of the popular brochure with the latest key statistics on older Americans in key subject areas. It includes both narrative and statistical charts. http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/profiles.asp
The State of Aging and Health in America 2007 - This report contains report cards, one on the national level and one for each individual state, assessing the health of older Americans. This report also examines issues that are critical to improving health in aging in the U.S. http://www.cdc.gov/aging/saha.htm
Organizations
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Administration on Aging, HHS
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Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
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National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS
= Indicates Federal Resources
Obesity/Overweight
Publications
Fast Stats - Overweight - This fact sheet contains brief statistics about overweight and obesity in the United States for the given year. It links to more detailed reports where in-depth information can be found. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm
Overweight and Obesity: Trends - This web site contains links to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about obesity and overweight trends in adults and children. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/index.htm
Preventing Chronic Diseases - Investing Wisely in Health: Preventing Obesity and Chronic Diseases Through Good Nutrition and Physical Activity - This Prevention Effectiveness Fact Sheet discusses the reality and costs of obesity and chronic disease prevention and describes effective or promising strategies including a special highlight of a Missouri's state program in action.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/factsheets/Prevention/obesity.htm
Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity - To understand the significance of statistics related to overweight and obesity, it is important to know how overweight and obesity are defined and measured. This fact sheet discusses these terms, how they are measured, and explains why statistics may differ when obtained from diverse sources. It then presents statistics related to overweight and obesity in the United States. http://win.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/
Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (Copyright © MCH Library) - This fact sheet discusses overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. This fact sheet also discusses ways to combat childhood obesity and provides links to more resources. http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_overweight.html
Overweight and Obesity: Statistics (Copyright © AHA) - This fact sheet lists statistics from the American Heart Association about overweight and obesity. http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1197994908531FS16OVR08.pdf
Organizations
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Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, NCCDPHP, CDC
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Weight Control Information Network, NIDDK, NIH, HHS
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American Heart Association
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Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)
= Indicates Federal Resources
Reproductive Health
Publications
2005 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Report - This report includes a national overview that uses information from U.S. fertility clinics to provide an in-depth picture of the type, number, and outcome of ART cycles performed in U.S. clinics. http://www.cdc.gov/ART/ART2005/
Fast Stats - Infertility - This fact sheet contains brief statistics about infertility in the United States for the given year. It links to more detailed reports where in-depth information can be found. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/fertile.htm
FastStats: Reproductive Health - This fact sheet briefly summarizes information on common reproductive issues. It also links to more detailed statistical reports. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/reproduc.htm
Fertility of American Women - This site lists statistical reports on the fertility of women in the United States. Each report presents data on fertility status and birth rates. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fertility.html
Reproductive Health: Data and Statistics - This page links to statistical information from the CDC about specific reproductive health issues, such as abortion, hysterectomy, unplanned pregnancy, and more. http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/Data_Stats/index.htm
Vulvodynia: Understanding Vulvodynia and Planning for Future Research - This publication provides an overview of vulvodynia, statistics about the disorder, and describes what research the NIH is conducting. http://orwh.od.nih.gov/health/VulvodyniaFS.pdf
Tablemaker (Copyright © Guttmacher Institute) - This tool allows you to create tables of data from different data sources. The information available covers different categories, such as pregnancy, childbirth, abortion, marriage, sexual activity, and family formation. http://www.guttmacher.org/tablemaker/index.mhtml
Organizations
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Division of Reproductive Health, NCCDPHP, CDC
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Office of Population Affairs, OPHS, OS, HHS
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
= Indicates Federal Resources
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Publications
Surveillance & Statistics - This site links to surveillance reports along with other statistical information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about sexually transmitted diseases. http://www.cdc.gov/NCHSTP/dstd/Stats_Trends/Stats_and_Trends.htm
STD statistics for the USA (Copyright © AVERT) - This page looks at statistics for syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States. http://www.avert.org/stdstatisticusa.htm
STD/STI Statistics: Fast Facts (Copyright © ASHA) - This fact sheet lists some brief and surprising statistics about STDs from the American Social Health Association. http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_statistics.cfm
Organizations
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Division of STD Prevention, NCHSTP, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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American Social Health Association
= Indicates Federal Resources
Smoking
Publications
FastStats: Smoking - This fact sheet provides a brief statistical overview of smoking rates in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/smoking.htm
National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) - The National Youth Tobacco Survey, conducted by CDC, can be used to estimate current use of tobacco products and selected indicators related to tobacco use among U.S. middle school and high school students. The online data can be used to produce national estimates of tobacco use by various demographic characteristics. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/surveys/NYTS/index.htm
Targeting Tobacco Use: The Nation's Leading Cause of Death - This publication discusses the use of tobacco in the United States as well as approaches to tobacco control, the CDC's tobacco control framework, and how to prevent children from using tobacco. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_osh.htm
Cigarette Smoking (Copyright © American Cancer Society) - This on-line fact sheet gives statistical information on the prevalence of smoking and discusses the health risks, the effects of smoking, the ingredients in cigarettes, and the steps you can take to quit smoking. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Cigarette_Smoking.asp?sitearea=PED...
Trends in Tobacco Use (Copyright © American Lung Association) - This report contains statistical information on the prevalence of illness and death related to tobacco use in the United States. http://www.lungusa.org/atf/cf/%7B7A8D42C2-FCCA-4604-8ADE-7F5D5E762256%7D/TREND_TOBACCO_JUNE07.PDF...
Organizations
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National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS
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Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS
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Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB), NCI, NIH, HHS
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American Lung Association
= Indicates Federal Resources
Substance Abuse
Publications
Alcohol Use - This page contains brief statistics about alcohol use prevalence and mortality, and links to where you can find more detailed information. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/alcohol.htm
Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities - This publication reports on current drug use statistics and the related consequences of drug use for minority subgroups within the United States. Topics include population trends; user characteristics and drugs of choice; drug use patterns and related attitudes and behaviors; HIV/AIDS incidence among intravenous drug users; and drug-related emergencies and deaths. http://www.nida.nih.gov/pubs/minorities/
FastStats: Illegal Drug Use - This fact sheet provides information on the prevalence of illegal drug use in the United States. It also includes statistical information on health care use by illegal drug users. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/druguse.htm
National Survey on Drug Use and Health - This site provides the latest statistical information on the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse in the United States. It includes reports on drug use by specific populations and the use of specific illegal drugs. http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduhLatest.htm
NIDA InfoFacts: Nationwide Trends - This fact sheet provides statistical information on the current trends in drug use and abuse. http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/nationtrends.html
Teens and Prescription Drugs (PDF – 229KB) - This report summarizes recent findings about prescription drug abuse among teens. It covers issues such as gender differences among teen abusers of prescription drugs, the types of drugs abused, and availability and accessibility of these drugs to teens. http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/TEENS_AND_PRESCRIPTION_DRUGS.pdf
Women and Prescription Drugs - This fact sheet contains recent statistics from the Office of National Drug Control Policy about the abuse of prescription drugs among American women. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/press07/043007_women_presc_drgs.pdf
Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities (Copyright © The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University) (PDF – 4.1MB) - This report discusses the growing problem of college student substance use and abuse and the consequences, including academic problems, legal problems, addiction, risky sexual behavior, unintentional injury, and more. It explains why more college students are using and abusing illegal substances and what should be done to address this issue. http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/articlefiles/380-Wasting%20the%20Best%20and%20the%20Brightest.pdf...
Organizations
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Drug Abuse Warning Network, SAMHSA, OPHS, HHS
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National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, HHS
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Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, OPHS, HHS
= Indicates Federal Resources
Urologic Disorders
Publications
Kidney and Urologic Diseases Statistics for the United States - This publication describes the prevalence of certain kidney problems, such as kidney disease, and urologic problems, such as urinary tract infections. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kustats/index.htm
Urologic Diseases in America - This report provides epidemiologic data covering benign prostatic hyperplasia, kidney stones, urinary incontinence, sexually transmitted diseases, and urinary tract infections Includes comprehensive data on kidney and urologic diseases in the United States. Addresses epidemiology, economics, health care burden, physical practice patterns, patient demographics, impact of diseases on minority populations, and impact of therapies. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/uda/index.htm
The Problem of Kidney and Urologic Disease (Copyright © National Kidney Foundation, Inc.) - This fact sheet contains facts and statistics about diseases of the kidney and urinary tract, including information about urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, kidney failure, and more. http://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/fsitem.cfm?id=11
Organizations
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, HHS
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United States Renal Data System (USDRS)
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National Kidney Foundation
= Indicates Federal Resources
Violence/Abuse
Publications
DOJ Research and Statistical Publications on Domestic Violence - This is a list of publications and resources reflecting research and statistics obtained by the U.S. Department of Justice on domestic violence. http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?Topicid=86
Homicide Trends in the U.S. - Intimate Homicide - This is a portion of the publication by the Bureau of Justice Statistics entitled Homicide Trends in the United States. It provides statistical information on the percentage of homicides by intimate partners. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/intimates.htm
Homicide Trends in the U.S. - Trends by Gender - This is a portion of the report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics entitled Homicide in the United States. This section provides information on the gender differences in both the perpetrators and the victims of homicide. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/gender.htm
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence - This fact sheet contains statistical information on the number of women who are victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), characteristics of the most common victims and perpetrators of IPV, and the effects it can have on a person and society as a whole.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/ipv_factsheet.pdf
Campus Dating Violence Fact Sheet (Copyright © NCVC) - This fact sheet describes what dating violence is, its victims, incidence, reporting, and dating violence and the law. http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/AGP.Net/Components/documentViewer/Download.aspxnz?DocumentID=38056...
Statistics (Copyright © RAINN) - This fact sheet contains key facts and statistics about rape, reporting of rape, and links to information about pregnancies and rape, victims of sexual assault, punishment for violators, and more. http://www.rainn.org/statistics
Statistics (Copyright © Stalking Resource Center) - This site, from the Stalking Resource Center, contains links to statistics about stalking in America, stalking on college campuses, and intimate partner femicide. http://www.ncvc.org/src/main.aspx?dbID=DB_statistics195
Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet (Copyright © NCVC) - This fact sheet describes what dating violence is, the incidence of teen dating violence, its victims, dating violence and the law, and who can help. http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/AGP.Net/Components/documentViewer/Download.aspxnz?DocumentID=38057...
Organizations
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse, NCJRS, NIJ, BJS, OJP, DOJ
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Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
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National Center for Victims of Crime
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Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
= Indicates Federal Resources
Women's Health
Publications
Faststats - Women's Health - This fact sheet provides data on women in the United States. It includes statistics on the population, health status, health risks, health care utilization and mortality. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/womens_health.htm
Women's Health USA 2007 - This report selectively highlights emerging issues and trends in women’s health. Data and information on autoimmune diseases, gynecological and reproductive disorders, and digestive disorders are a few of the new topics included in this edition. http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/whusa_07/
Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card (Copyright © NWLC) - Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card is the first-ever report card to assess the overall health of women at the national and state levels. The Report Card is designed to promote the health and well-being of women in the United States by providing the most comprehensive assessment to date of women’s health.
Women's Health Policy (Copyright © KFF) - This page provides links to publications produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation containing information and current analysis on the policies in health financing and delivery that affect women. http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/index.cfm
Organizations
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Office of Research on Women's Health, OD, NIH, HHS
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Office of Women's Health, NCI
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Office of Women's Health, OD, CDC, HHS
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Society for Women's Health Research
= Indicates Federal Resources
World Health
Publications
GlobalHealth.gov - Countries & Regions - The information on this web site is broken into geographical region and further divided by country. For each country listed, it provides the link to the U.S. Embassy and gives information on the country, international travel, and HHS activities. http://www.globalhealth.gov/countries/index.html
Globalhealthfacts.org (Copyright © Kaiser Family Foundation) - GlobalHealthFacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. The data are displayed in tables, charts, and color-coded maps and can be downloaded for custom analyses. http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/
HNP Stats (Copyright © The World Bank) - HNPStats is the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population data platform. It is a one-stop data source for health, nutrition and population indicators from various national and international data sources. It provides direct access to more than 100 indicators, with time series for countries and country groups from 1960 to the most recent year, where data are available.
http://go.worldbank.org/N2N84RDV00
The World Health Report 2007 - A Safer Future: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century - This report from the WHO shows how the world is at increasing risk of disease outbreaks, epidemics, industrial accidents, natural disasters and other health emergencies which can rapidly become threats to global public health security. It explains how the revised International Health Regulations (2005) helps countries to work together to identify risks and act to contain and control them. http://www.who.int/whr/2007/en/index.html
World Health Organization Statistical Information Service (WHOSIS) (Copyright © WHO) - The WHO Statistical Information System is the guide to statistical health information available from the World Health Organization. It contains reports, databases, links to statistical information from other programs of the WHO, and links to health statistics web sites from many different countries. http://www.who.int/whosis/en/
Organizations
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Office of Global Health Affairs, HHS
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The United Nations Statistics Division
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World Health Organization
= Indicates Federal Resources
Content last updated April 30, 2008.
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