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Fundamentals of Epidemiology Resources

APHA | American Public Health Association

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, decrease medical errors and broaden access to evidence-based information on healthcare outcomes.

American Factfinder - U.S. Census Bureau

Source for population, housing, economic and geographic data for the U.S., individual states, counties, and towns.

CDC WONDER

Provides single point access a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data. Topics arranged in alphabetical order and are also grouped by the broad categories: Chronic Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Health Practice and Prevention, Injury Prevention, Occupational Health, and Reference Data.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Primary federal agency charged with protecting the health and safety of all Americans. Contains information on the prevention and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. Sectional links of interest are:

Health & Safety Topics

Publications & Products

Data & Statistics.

Child Trends DataBank

Data on national trends and research indicators on more than 100 indicators of child and youth well-being. Specific topics organized under the broad categories of: Health, Social & Emotional Development, Income, Assets & Work, Education & Skills, Demographics, and Family & Community. Also searchable by: Subgroup, Age, Alphabetic listing of topics.

Childstats.gov

"This web site offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic secuirty, health, behavior and social environment, and education." See:

Related Resources

Ethnic Groups Health Resources -

Contains links to organizations, agencies, guides, databases and publications focusing on the health of minorities with emphasis on Hispanic/Latinos, Native Americans, Asians and Asian-Americans.

FASTATS - NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics)

Quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages..

FedStats

Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Search by: topics (links A-Z); agencies (listed alphabetically), and geographical locations (states, counties, Congressional Districts, and Federal judicial districts)>

Gale's Ready Reference Shelf

Combined access to fourteen Gale directories including: Encyclopedia of Associations, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, International Research Centers Directory, and Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. FouNdations and associations are good sources of general and statistical information on chronic conditions or conditions, which are not required by law to be reported.

Globalhealthfacts.org - Global data on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and more

Kaiser foundation website provides basic health facts for most countires, and includes citations and links to the data sources.

Health Data Tools and Statistics

Links to health statistics and data sets as well as resources to support data collection. Topics covered are: health statistics, national public health data sets, state and local public health data sets, public health infrastructure data, and tools for data collection and planning,

Health Services Research & Public Health Information Programs

Part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Library of Medicine (NLM) system. The Health Services Research part studies access, costs, and quality of health services. The Public Health section focuses on promoting health for the population. Resources encompass collaborative projects, databases, subject access projects, and outreach and training.

Health Statistical Resources on the Web - University of Michigan

Comprehensive metaindex containing links to a broad range of health statistical resources. Links are to the resources of national, internatioal, and non-profit institutions.

Health, Nutrition & Population - World Bank

Provides a variety of reports, publications, data and statistics on matters relating to health, nutrition and population in underdeveloped countries. Some topics covered are: health systems development; population/reproductive health; HIV/AIDS; nutrition; poverty and health, and public health. Information can be searched by topic, country, and region.

ISI Citation Indexes (Web of Science)

The ISI Citation Indexes include the Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address, as well as for articles that cite a known author or work.

KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online

Easy-to-use database allows you to generate custom reports, graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles for a geographic area (Profiles) or to compare geographic areas on a topic (Ranking, Maps, and Line Graphs)." Includes more than 75 measures of child well-being.

Kaiser Family Foundation

A non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. Topics covered range from health insurance coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, state health policy to minority health, STDs, and women's health policy.

Links to Planning and Policy websites

From the Public Health Foundation (PHF) links to selected resources from Federal agencies, State Health Departments, state public health associations, national organizations such as the American heart Association, and other planning and policy resources.

MEDLINE (complete file)

The premier database for bibliographic coverage of biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index, as well as other sources of coverage in the areas of allied health, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care, communication disorders, population biology, and reproductive biology. Resources in all languages are represented.

Maternal and Child Health Resources - UC Berkeley. Sheldon Margen Public Health Library

Topical resources are organized by: Organizations and Agencies, Publications and Databases, and Guides.

MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine

Contains links to a variety of resources on health topics.

Health Topics - Lists information on over 700 topics on conditions, disease, and wellness, Topics listed in alphabetical order and by the broad category of the topic.

Other Resources - Contains links to a variety resources such as organizations that provide health information and databases to resources covering special topics and collections.

National Center for Health Statistics

The nation's principal health statistics agency compiling a wide variety of information on topics ranging from vital statistics and health status to illness and disabilityand the use of health care.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers. The primary mission of this Federal agency is to conduct and support medical research that will improve people's health and save lives. It investigates methods for disease prevention, causation, treatment, and cures for common and rare diseases. All of these Institutes and Centers generate reports and data in their respective areas of expertise.

Listing of Institutes and Centers

National Women's Health Indicators Database

National Women's Health Indicators Database contains national, regional, state and county data by gender, race, ethnicity, and age. Search the database for statistics on: Demographics, Mortality, Access to care, Infections and chronic disease, Reproductive health, Maternal health, Mental health, Violence and abuse, and Prevention.

PA Department of Health

Pennsylvania Department of Health provides information on a large range of topics such as: community health, epidemiology, health and vital statistics, health planning, health and emergency preparedness, and managed care. Health Statistics - Bureau of Health

Statistics - Includes: Vital Statistics, Cancer Incidence & Mortality, Healthy People 2010 Statistics, E-Guide to Health Statistics (A-Z), Behavioral Risk Data (BRFSS), Minority Health Disparities, etc.

Philadelphia Department of Public Health

PubMed Plus (Penn Only)

PubMed is the public access version to Medline, the premier database for biomedical literature. PubMedPlus is an enhanced version with links to full-text journals that the Penn Library subscribes to. Once the "Log-in" is completed, any full-text articles to which Penn Libraries subscribe will become available within the PubMed system by clicking on the Penn Text icon. The MEDLINE database is widely recognized as the premier source for bibliographic coverage of biomedical literature. The PubMed version of MEDLINE includes the PREMEDLINE database, which provides very current basic citation information and abstracts before the full records are prepared and added to MEDLINE. New records are added to PREMEDLINE daily. In addition, for participating journals that are indexed selectively for MEDLINE, PubMed includes all articles from that journal, not just those that are included in MEDLINE. PubMed is also the literature component of the Entrez retrieval system for molecular biology information. Holdings: 1950 to the present. Updated daily.

Public Health Resources on the Internet - UC Berkeley. Sheldon Margen Public Health Library.

This portal provies links to national and international public health resources. Since this portal is maintained by the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library at the University of California, Berkeley, its state-related resources are California based. This site is organized according to: Health Resources by Topic; Agencies and Organizations, and Indexes and Publications.

SEER-Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is an authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. The SEER Program currently collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from 11 population-based cancer registries and three supplemental registries covering approximately 14 percent of the US population. The SEER Program is the only comprehensive source of population-based information in the United States that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and survival rates within each stage. The mortality data reported by SEER are provided by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Specialized Information Service (SIS) - National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.

Environment & Health Toxicology - Databases and other resources related to toxicology and environmental health. Includes TOXNET

Chemical Information - Databases and other resources to search for information by chemical name or structure. Includes ChemIDplus: Lite and Advanced
HIV/AIDS - Links to journal literature, clinical trials, treatment information, meeting abstracts, and other resources.

Outreach Activities & Resources - Programs, resources and web sites for health issues of minority and other specific populations.

Directory of Health Organizations - Search DIRLINE and Health Hotlines to locate health organizations and health hotlines.

State Health Facts Online - Kaiser statehealthfacts.org

Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online. Resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.

State and Territorial Health Departments - ASTHO

Links, from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), to state and territorial health departments in the United States.

Statistical/Data Resources - UC Berkeley. Sheldon Margen Public Health Library

Contains links to domestic and international organizations, agencies, guides, databases and publications for statistical resources. Some of the links are specific to California.

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care

The Dartmouth Atlas Project works to accurately describe how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project offers comprehensive information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as individual hospitals and their affiliated physicians, in order to provide a basis for improving health and health systems.

The Office of Minority Health

The U. S. Office of Minority Health supports a group of materials databases which include statistics, minority health organizations, programs and documents.

The Pan American Health Organization

International public health agency provides data, scientific, technical, and topical information on health issues in Latin America and Caribbean.

ToxSeek

Meta-Search and clustering engine for Environmental Health and Toxicology. Searches for information in databases from the NLM database system, NIH, and various U.S. government and international agencies.

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Links to factual and statistical information resources on a variety of general topics such as: Diseases & Conditions; Safety & Wellness; Drug & Food Information; Disasters & Emergencies; Families & Children; Aging; Specific Populations, e.g., ethnic and racial minorities, disabilities, etc., and Policies & Regulations.

Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources - Metadirectory describing and pointing to the statistical and surveillance systems supported by the various HHS agencies.

WHO | World Health Organization

World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Topics often include databases for data on health topics by country.

WHOSIS | WHO Statistical Information System

Data covers: core health indicators; mortality and health status;disease statistics; health system statistics; risk factors and health service coverage, and inequities in health.

World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population Statistics Database

One-stop data source for health, nutrition and population indicators from various national and international data sources. Provides direct access to more than 100 indicators, with time series for countries and country groups from 1960 to the most recent year, where data are available.

womenshealth.gov - The National Women's Health Information Center

The Federal government's portal for information and resources on women's health. Links of interest are:

The Office on Women's Health

Health Topics - Contains an FAQ and links to special collections on topics such Body Image, Violence Against Women, etc.

Statistics - Statistics on a variety of women's health topic that are arranged in broad categoriess.