Research Guides: Health Data: Getting Started with Health Data

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Health Data Tools and Statistics
An annotated resource list of health data and statistics from Partners in Information Access for a Public Health Workforce

CDC Wonder
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A single point of access to a wide variety of public health reports and data systems, both local and external, categorized here by topic

ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
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Search across descriptions of statistical and data resources published by hundreds of government, NGO, private, and research organizations. A great place to discover organizations and data on a broad range of topics, including health.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Covers 1878 - present.

Global Health Data Exchange
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A comprehensive catalog of surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data.

This guide was written by Kristin Partlo

with assistance from Janis Lee '17.