Health & Disease
- Centers for Disease ControlStats on a wide range of disease and health issues.
- Health Information National Trends Survey urvey conducted by the National Cancer Institute that examines use of cancer-related information using a representative national U.S. sample. The website provides access to some previously published articles/reports and also allows for the download of raw data.
- Healthy People 2020Science-based website with information meant to help improve Americans' health.
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey/National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS/NHAMCS) Survey conducted by the CDC that provides information on patient visits to physicians (NAMCS) and hospitals (NHAMCS). Tracks diagnoses, patient demographics, insurance status, etc. Provides access to some previously published articles/general summaries, as well as ability to download raw data.
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control every other year. Unique dataset in that it combines survey results with physical outcomes (e.g., cholesterol screening). Aside from nutrition, has expanded to include information on oral health, physical fitness, sexually transmitted diseases, etc
- Nursing/medicine GuideLibrary research guide.
- Reproductive HealthStats on pregnancies, abortions, contraceptive use. Create a customized table.
- UNICEF StatisticsCovers many aspects of education and healthcare.
Mental Health
- CDC Mental Health Work GroupData on the prevalence of mental disorders in the United States
- NIMH Suicide DataNational data on suicide from the National Institute for Mental Health
- NYS Health Connector SuicideData on suicide in New York state. This site takes a few seconds to load because of the large amount of data.
New York State
- New York State Center for School Health Data ReportingView data from surveys created by the CDC, the New York State Center for School Health, or New York State Department of Edcuation to obtain feedback or evaluation of programs, services, or initiatives. The data collected is used by the Center to resources and support and measure the impact of school health on students, staff and schools.
- New York State Department of Health: Community Health Assessment ClearinghouseLinks to statistics for many health reports from around the state. You can find health data by county.
- New York State Department of Health: Data & ReportsData and reports on the health of New York State citizens on topics ranging from asthma to lead poisoning to vision and eye health.
Last Updated: Jan 31, 2025 2:06 PM
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/healthcare
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/healthcare