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U.S. Government Information
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (ME
Health and Medical InformationU.S. Information | International Information | Nongovernmental Sources | Resources in the Catalog | Related Topics
U.S. Government Information
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
A collection of "national probability surveys conducted by AHRQ on the financing and utilization of medical care in the United States."
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Has both state and national databases that "can be used to identify, track, and analyze national trends in health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes." HCUPnet provides health statistics and information on hospital stays at the National, regional and State level.
Provides statistics on medical resource utilization by persons with HIV infection.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A-Z Index
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Surveys adults in all 50 states to estimate the prevalence of behaviors that may contribute to premature morbidity and mortality. Prevalence Data Online is available by state for the years 1984 to present and includes data derived from surveys on the prevalence of acute drinking, cholesterol awareness, chronic drinking, drinking and driving, exercise, access to firearms, hypertension, immunization, nutrition, overweight status, safety belt usage, and use of tobacco products. All data are not available for all years.
- Data and Statistics
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
An electronic journal.
- Healthy People 2010/2020
National health promotion and disease prevention initiative that measures progress of 467 public health status indicators. DATA2010 is an interactive database that tracks Healthy People indicators.
Provides statistics, fact sheets, publications,and information about treatment and prevention.
- Injury Data and Resources from the National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Electronic version of the print journal; includes a search feature.
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Prevention Information Network
Provides information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.
- Travelers' Health
Includes vaccination requirements, traveler's health issues by global region.
- WISQARS - Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
Provides statistics on injury mortality, 1981-1997, and leading causes of death, 1981-1997. Both data sets can be limited by date, sex, race and Hispanic origin. You can query the injury mortality data by selecting from an extensive list of mechanisms and causes such as adverse effects from medical treatments or drugs, insect bites, and machinery. In addition, the database enables you to limit deaths from motor vehicle accidents to pedestrians, vehicle occupants or bicyclists. The data are available on the state or national level.
"CDC WONDER provides query access to about 40 text-based and numeric databases. Numeric databases can provide, for example, the numbers and rates of sexually transmitted diseases, cancer cases, or deaths in the United States." Databases include: Injury mortality, fatal accident reporting system, mo