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Federal & National
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
The (IIF) program provides data on illnesses and injuries on the job and data on worker fatalities.
http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Homepage
CDC is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/default.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. The agency provides a variety of data with which to monitor the health of the Nation.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Healthy People 2010
A set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century for many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health can use it.
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/ Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online
This resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. You can compare data for all the states. Information is displayed as tables, rankings, graphs, or color-coded maps.
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?
National Association for Public Health Statistics & Information Systems
NAPHSIS was created as an association of public health professionals in the United States concerned about vital records and health statistics. The founders of the association felt that a forum was needed for discussing vital records registration issues, as well as statistical issues among responsible individuals in state health agencies.
http://www.naphsis.org/
National Health Expenditures Projections
Projections presented here are based on the 2000 release of the National Health Expenditures. The Projections are estimates of spending for health care in the U.S. for the years 2001-2011. The Projections are presented by type of service delivered (hospital care, physician services, nursing home care, etc.) and by source of funding for those services (private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, out-of-pocket spending, etc.).
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/statistics/nhe/projections-2001/highlights.asp
U. S. Census Bureau
Homepage for the Census Bureau allows access to the 2000 Census.
http://www.census.gov/index.html
US Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Community Health Status Indicators Project
In response to requests for health assessment information at the local level, HRSA has funded a collaboration among the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) to publish reports for all 3,082 U.S. counties.
http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov/
State
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
A Illinois program that gathers information on risk factors among adults 18 years of age and older through monthly telephone surveys. Established in 1984 as a collaboration between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments, the BRFSS has grown to be the primary source of information on behaviors and conditions related to the leading causes of death for adults in the general population.
http://app.idph.state.il.us/brfss/ Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
The SIUC's Center for Rural Health & Social Service Development (CRHSSD) conducts research, needs assessments, demonstration projects, program evaluations, and training; tests new models of health care delivery; and develops policy recommendations to improve the health of our rural population. The mission is to develop healthier communities in Southern Illinois, the state, and the region in partnership with those committed to improving health and social services by providing research, planning, training, and development services.
http://www.siu.edu/~crhssd/ Charter for Illinois Children
The CIC was created by hundreds of organizations and people as a statement of common vision and goals for kids in six areas: family, education, safety, economic security, health and arts, recreation and culture.
http://www.charterforillinoischildren.org/index.html
The Illinois Department of Public Health
Health Statistics
IDPH collects and evaluates thousands of health statistics to measure progress toward state and national health objectives. These numbers also provide the basis for developing and implementing public health strategies for disease prevention and health promotion. This site provides just some of the statistics gathered by IDPH.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm Illinois Department of Public Health
Homepage
The Illinois Department of Public Health exists to regulate medical practitioners and to promote sanitation. IDPH is responsible for protecting the state's 12.4 million residents, as well as countless visitors, through the prevention and control of disease and injury.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/home.htm Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council
IHCCCC is responsible for providing businesses, insurers, providers, researchers and consumers with consistent, accurate and credible information about the cost and quality of health care services in Illinois.
http://www.state.il.us/agency/hcccc/
Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs
IPLAN is an innovative community health assessment and planning model designed to identify community health problems and propose solutions through a comprehensive and ongoing planning process. IPLAN results in a five-year community health plan, created at the local level, that addresses a minimum of three health priorities, with time-referenced and measurable outcome and impact objectives with appropriate intervention strategies.
http://app.idph.state.il.us/ Missouri State Census Data Center
This application accesses the most recent county level population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau with detail by age (5-year cohorts through 85+), race, Hispanic origin (for total and white race only) and sex. These data are reported for July 1 of each year from 1990 to 1999. Coverage is for the entire United States. In addition to data at the county, state and US levels as provided by the Census Bureau, these estimates have been aggregated (by the MSCDC) to allow access to summaries at the metro area (complete and within state), and US division levels, as well as for metro/non-metro portions of state and above
http://www.oseda.missouri.edu/uic/uicapps/agersex.html
U. S. Census Bureau
State and County QuickFacts
QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
Local Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Resource for health information in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding areas.
http://www.cuphd.org/
U. S. Census Bureau
State and County QuickFacts
Champaign County, Illinois
QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17019.html
Other Article Databases University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
UIUC library search site for online articles, publications, and maps.
http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/resource/article.asp
Decade of Behavior
A multidisciplinary initiative to focus the talents, energy, and creativity of the behavioral and social sciences on meeting many of society's most significant challenges. These include improving education and health care; enhancing safety in homes and communities; actively addressing the needs of an aging population; and helping to curb drug abuse, crime, high risk behaviors, poverty, racism, and cynicism towards government.
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/
Electronic Statistics Textbook
An online statistics textbook that defines terms and general statistical concepts
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
Health Information Resources
University of Illinois Chicago
Here is a vast amount of information available at all levels of government in the areas of health and health care. The UIC collection includes publications from the federal, state, and city governments.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/documents/resources/docguides/health.shtml
World Health Organization
The WHO Statistical Information System
The WHOSIS is a guide to health and health-related statistical information available from WHO. This site contains pointers to General Statistical Information, Cause of death statistics, Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE), International Classifications, Burden of Disease activities, etc.
http://www.who.int/whosis/
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