Health Statistics

Created especially for graduate-level and doctoral-level students in the College of Nursing to guide you through the research process and acquaint you with the many resources available at Falvey Library.

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Statistical Resources on the Web (portal created by the University of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
Extensive guide to online statistical resources. Click on "Health" in the left-hand frame to connect to statistical sources on hospitals, occupational safety, substance abuse, life tables, vital statistics, and more.
National Center for Health Statistics (Portal created by the CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
"As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, we compile statistical information to guide actions
and policies to improve the health of our people." from the website
CDC Wonder
http://wonder.cdc.gov/
"Wonder provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numerical health data." (from the website)
American FactFinder (Bureau of the Census)
http://factfinder.census.gov
Get custom reports from the 2000 census.
Statistical Universe (Lexis/Nexis)
NOTE: Falvey Library Database. Villanova ID and password required.

	National (other selected resources) Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ "The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States." from the website FastStats http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ Quick links to most often requested national health statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ Vital Statistics of the United States http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/vsus/vsus.htm Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ Child Health USA http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/chusa/ Health, United States http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
	State (selected resources) Kaiser State Health Facts http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi PA Bureau of Health Statistics and Research http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=175&Q=228721&healthRNavradE4078=%7C See especially EpiQMS,"interactive health statistics web tool where you can create customized data tables, charts, maps and county assessments/profiles of birth, death, infant death, cancer, behavioral risk, and population statistics."
	Metropolitan (countrywide) and Local (Philadelphia and suburbs) Community Health Data Base (Philadelphia Health Management Corporation) NOTE: Falvey Library Database. Villanova ID and password required. Use the "Data Analysis Tool" (2nd password required: ask at Reference) to find behavioral health risks and other factors by zip code. Taking Philadelphia's Temperature: Health Indicators for Healthy Philadelphia 2010 http://www.phila.gov/health/hp2010/PhilaTemp/TakingPhiladelphiasTemperature.pdf Philadelphia Resident Birth, Death, Disease and Population Data by Health District, by Neighborhood, and by Census Tract...(printed report) Reference Collection (Statistical Sources), Falvey Library - REF RA 407.4 .P4 P57 2001 State and Metropolitan Area Data Book http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.html
	International Millennium Development Goals Indicators (UN) http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information System) http://www.who.int/whosis/en/ Click here for the help of a research librarian. Return to Graduate Nursing Research Guide homepage Comments and suggestions to Barbara Quintiliano, Instructional Design Librarian.

Last Modified: Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Health Statistics

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