I.
Use a search tool such as NCHS Search or one of the many good internet
search tools. A word of caution when reviewing search results, not
all search tools rank results by currency. You may have to scan all
retrieved results for the most current information.
Search
tips
Searching
for ...
Returns
pages containing ...
diabetes
the
word diabetes
leading
cause of death
the
entire phrase
diabetes,
heart disease, high blood pressure
any
one of the words or phrases
diabetes
AND heart disease
both
the word diabetes and the phrase heart disease on
the same page
diabetes
OR heart disease
Either
the word diabetes or the phrase heart disease
diabetes
NOT heart disease
The
word diabetes, but not pages that include the phrase heart disease
diab*
Words
beginning with diab
I
still can't find what I want. What should I do next?
I.
Scan the homepage, paying close attention to What's New and the
Top 10 Links. These two
areas of the homepage list new releases of data and the most popular pages
on the NCHS Web site.
II.
Use the topical index format tools to
assist you in locating information on the NCHS Web site.
FASTATS A to Z--Good for quick statistics on a variety of common health topics. Also has
statistical information for all 50 States, the Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico, and Guam. Contains links to source materials.
Site Index--Topical listing of information that can be found on the
Web site with
links.
III.
Analyze the type of information you are looking for and scan the blue
bar to the left on any NCHS web page to see if there is a link that might take you to the most likely area of the
web site to find what you are
looking for. Listed below are some of the common interests that
bring people to our web site.
Employment or General information
about NCHS--About NCHS
contains links to employment
information, the NCHS mission, organizational
structure and Legislative Authorities, driving
instructions to the Hyattsville Facility, privacy
and data release policies, quality guidelines, and
information on site accessibility.
Pre-tabulated statistics on
topic areas of interest--FASTATScontains
links to ready statistics for all 50 States, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, and Guam; most common health conditions; and other
health-related topics of interest. Also contains links within each
topic to source materials and comprehensive data tables.
Information on a specific Data
Collection System and/or data from a specific Data Collection--Surveys
and Data Collections Systems provides links to all NCHS
surveys and data collection systems. If you scroll your cursor over each of the acronyms
listed on the blue bar, the full name of the data collection system will be displayed as
well as any surveys that are part of that data collection system. Each survey's homepage provides a description of the
survey and links to that survey's most current data.
Looking for
information on specific published products (reports, electronic
products, web-only reports, conference proceedings , down-loadable
data files, working papers, and journal articles written by NCHS staff.)-- Publications and Information Products provides
access to the listings of all published materials and released data files.
Looking for
information on special programs that NCHS is involved with such as
Healthy People, Aging, and Disease Classification--Initiativesprovides access to information for not only initiatives but also collaborative efforts that NCHS participates in, resources for
educators, extramural programs and committees, and data on welfare
reform.
Looking
for regular source of updates on specific survey data releases--Listservs
provides a complete listing of NCHS listservs and how to sign up for
them. Also provides a link to all CDC-sponsored listservs.
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