DataSource

SOURCES OF DATA FOR DEVELOPING STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

EXISTING DATA: These types of data include routinely collected data on health status or on access to care by you or your partnering agency.

SECONDARY DATA SOURCES: These include sources of data collected by other organizations, agencies, and institutions.

NATIONAL SECONDARY DATA SOURCES: (click on underlined data sources to view)

Census Bureau (Statistical Abstract of the United States) for social economic indicators.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
° Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
°Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): The following can be found at NCHS by doing a search:
                    °National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
                    °National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES)
                    °National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
                    °National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
                    °Vital Statistics of the United States (VSUS)
                    °Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
healthfinder.gov: healthfinder.gov is an award-winning federal web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other federal agencies. Since 1997, healthfinder.gov has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. healthfinder.gov links to carefully selected information and web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
Healthy People 2010 --- contains our nation's health goals and objectives with excellent supporting data documented.
Rural Healthy People 2010: National rural health goals and objectives. Click on the following links: Volume -I and Volume -II.

STATE DATA:

NON GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO SPECIFIC HEALTH TOPICS AND POPULATIONS: