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Health Statistics: State and Local Data Sets

This guide has sources of Health Statistics that can be used for public health research.

About State Health Data

Many states have their own reporting system, include:

Vital statistics

Births, deaths, marriages, divorces

Statewide injury data collection

Cities and regions may collect and provide data

America's Health Rankings

America’s Health Rankings

http://www.americashealthrankings.org

Find health rankings for your state and county

▫Annual assessment on a state-by-state basis
▫Combines individual measures of 4 health determinants with the resultant health outcomes into one comprehensive view of the overall health of a state:
–Behaviors, Community and environment, Policy, Clinical care
America’s Health Rankings      interactive map

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

www.countyhealthrankings.org

▫Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
▫What influences how healthy residents are and how long they will live.

http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/about-project/rankings-background

county health rankings and maps

Kaiser Family Foundation

State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation)

http://kff.org/statedata

▫State level comparisons
▫Based on an analysis of the Census Bureau’s March 2010 and 2011 Current Population Surveys
▫Data on more than 700 health topics
▫Includes all 50 states and DC
 state health facts

CDC SNAPS

CDC SNAPSCDC SNAPS

 http://www.emergency.cdc.gov/snaps

▫County and state level info
▫Searchable by zip code
▫Derived from the 2000 Census and other CDC databases