Families
This page contains information to help you improve your health, the health of your loved ones, and to assist those who need help with daily life. All of the topics open-up to display many links to helpful information.
Health Get information on the health of infants, children, teens, adults, seniors, veterans, caregivers, individuals with disabilities, and travelers. Locate health care providers and facilities.
Financial Assistance Find information on child support, paying for child care, aid for children with disabilities, Head Start, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), paying for home heating and cooling, HHS Poverty Guidelines, and eligibility for federal government benefits.
Health Insurance Read about Medicaid, Medicare, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). MedicaidMedicare State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) General Information
Safety Learn how to recognize and prevent abuse and neglect, domestic or partner violence, substance abuse, and teen violence.
Statistics Get statistics and reports on births, deaths, diseases, healthcare spending, and the health profession workforce. - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC))
NCHS (en español) is the principal health statistics agency. It collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing. A few of its statistical offerings are mentioned below. Visit their home page to view other available data. - FastStats A to Z
Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics, sources of more data, and related web pages. - Health E-Stats
Web-only release of selected statistics. - Health, United States
Annual report on trends in health statistics. It contains more than 150 health tables on topics including birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and much more. - Health Data Interactive
Presents tables with national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location. - CDC Wonder
Provides easy-to-use, menu-driven access to CDC statistical research data, as well as reference materials, reports and guidelines on health-related topics. Public-use data sets about mortality (deaths), cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, natality (births), census data and many other topics are available for query. - Public-Use Data Files and Documentation
Users of this service have access to data sets, documentation, and questionnaires from National Center for Health Statistics surveys and data collection systems.
- America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (ChildStats.gov)
Find statistics on family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health. - Medicare/Medicaid Research, Statistics, Data & Systems (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS))
Access information from the many Medicaid and Medicare data systems and annual Data Compendiums giving key statistics about CMS programs and health care spending. - Gateway to Data and Statistics (ASPE)
Locate key health and human services data and statistics. Sources include federal, state and local government sponsored information. - Health Workforce Analysis Area Resource File (HRSA)
Get data on more than 7,000 variables for each county in the U.S., including geographic codes and classifications; health professions supply and detailed demographics; health facility numbers and types; hospital utilization; population characteristics and economic data; environment; and health professions training resources. Reports can be customized.
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