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Learning More
The following tutorials will help you improve your statistics searching skills.
  • Finding Health Statistics Online
    "This tutorial will familiarize you with a broad array of the most important sources of online public health statistics. It will also present a structured search process for locating and evaluating health statistics online." A MI-INFO (Michigan Informatics) tutorial funded by the National Library of Medicine.
  • Health Statistics Tutorial
    This section of the Public Health Information & Data Tutorial teaches you how to identify relevant and appropriate data and information sources. Sponsored by Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce.
U.S. National Statistics Sites
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systems
    Tracks health issues such as asthma, diabetes, health care access, alcohol use, hypertension, obesity, cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco use, and more.
  • CDC Vital Stats
    Collection of vital statistics products including tables, data files, and reports that allow users to access and examine recent vital statistics and population data interactively.
  • CDC Wonder
    Access to over twenty data sets, including MMWR, Cancer Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results, Fatal Accident Reporting, and National Occupational Mortality Surveillance.
  • DataFinder (Department of Health and Human Services)
    Directory of health and human services data and statistics resources supported by the Department of Health and Human Services, other federal agencies, states, and local governments.
  • Healthy People DATA2010
    "Contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010...National data are available for all of the measurable objectives. State data are available for a subset of the measurable objectives."
  • MMWR
    Presents data on reportable diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis, and along with articles on specific epidemiological topics.
  • National Center for Health Statistics
    The Nation's principal health statistics agency provides data and reports on a wide range of health topics. Select Faststats for quick access to summary data.
  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
    Tracks health issues such as injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol & drugs, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, physical activity, general health, asthma, and more.
U.S. State and County Statistics Sites
  • America's Health Rankings
    Longest running annual assessment of the nation`s health on a state-by-state basis.
  • County Health Rankings
    Provides access to the 50 state reports, ranking each county within the 50 states according to its health outcomes and the multiple health factors that determine a county’s health.
  • Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
    The project uses Medicare data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians.
  • Quick Health Data Online (Office on Women's Health)
    Provides state and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions by gender, race and ethnicity from a variety of national and state sources.
  • Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)
    Model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states from the U.S. Census Bureau.
  • State Cancer Profiles
    "The objective of the State Cancer Profiles Web site is to provide a system to characterize the cancer burden in a standardized manner in order to motivate action, integrate surveillance into cancer control planning, characterize areas and demographic groups, and expose health disparities. The focus is on cancer sites for which there are evidence based control interventions. Interactive graphics and maps provide visual support for deciding where to focus cancer control efforts."
  • State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
    Up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data from all 50 states on more than 500 health topics.
U.S. Statistics for Specific Topics / Groups
Online Publications of U.S. Statistics
  • Health, United States, 2010
    Annual compendium of health status, health care resource use, and vital statistics from HHS agencies. Online starts with first in 1975 to most recent. Library has print for 1975-2007: WA 900 AA1 N277h.
  • Healthy People 2010
    Publications that set out the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2010, document the statistical basis for the initiative, and provide guidance for its implementation.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Vital and Health Statistics Series
    Each series presents data analyses for a data collection system or a family of related systems.
  • Vital Statistics of the United States
    Annual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce. Online 1937 to 1993. Part 1, Natality online 1994-2003. Library print for 1937-1993: W2 .AA1 .V8362.
Global Data Sites
  • CANCERMondial
    Provides data on cancer incidence world-wide. Managed by the Cancer Information Section (CIN) of WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
  • Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition (DOLPHN)
    Contains over 70 key health indicators obtained from 11 carefully selected and internationally recognized data sources. From USAID.
  • Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx)
    The GHDx is a data catalog listing information about microdata, aggregated data, and research results with a focus on health-related and demographic datasets.
  • Global Health Facts
    Data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. A project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
  • Global Health Observatory from WHO
    "The Global Health Observatory (GHO) is WHO's portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, as well as direct access to the full database. The GHO presents data from all WHO programmes and provides links to supporting information." [provider description]
  • a MEASURE Demographic and Health Surveys
    National and sub-national data on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs, infectious diseases, reproductive health and nutrition.
  • OECD iLibrary
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data.
  • UNData
    A single entry point to United Nations statistical databases.
  • UNICEF Customized Statistical Tables
    "The statistical tool includes economic and social data from 195 countries and territories, with particular reference to children’s well-being. Users can choose their countries and indicators to build tables on the fly, or download the numbers into an Excel spreadsheet. These statistics are derived from UNICEF’s flagship publication, The State of the World’s Children." [provider description]
  • World Bank Open Data
    Download access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources.
  • World Development Indicators
Manage Your Citations
  • EndNote
    A downloadable bibliography and database manager that enables you to collect citation information from databases, websites, and more; organize them; and use them to create bibliographies and in-text citations. The link provided will take you to the University of Miami Information Technology website where you can download EndNote.
  • RefWorks
    A web-based bibliographic citation manager, used to easily create a personal database of imported references from text files or online databases. Facilitates reference storage, retrieval, formatting for publication, and sharing of folders among collaborators. This link will take you to the Calder Library's website where you can find information about RefWorks.
  • Zotero
    Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Video Tutorials
Statistical Software
  • SAS
    SAS software can provide an analysis of variance and linear regression to exact methods and statistical visualization techniques for both specialized and analytical needs. Click on this link to download SAS.
  • SPSS Statistical Package
    IBM SPSS is a comprehensive statistical software program. Click on this link to download SPSS.
Email us- aphafellowship@apha.org. This fellowship is sponsored by an unrestricted grant from the Aetna Foundation.
  • Public Health Fellowship in Government
    • NOTE: The application deadline for the 2018 fellowship is August 14, 2017 The Fellowship in Government provides a unique public policy learning experience, demonstrates the value of science-government interaction and enhances public health science and practical knowledge in government. APHA is looking for candidates with strong public health credentials and an interest in serving as a staff person in the U.S. Congress. The fellowship is based in Washington, D.C. The fellow will have the option of working in the House or Senate on legislative and policy issues such as creating healthy communities, improving health equity, addressing environmental health concerns, population health or the social determinants of health. Much of the work developing public policy happens at the staff level, where these critical issues are not well understood or incorporated into the discussion. The fellow will have the opportunity to make an impact and improve the health of the public.  The fellowship aims to: Establish and nurture critical links between federal decision-makers and public health professionals; Educate public health professionals about the legislative process and the skills necessary to be successful, including the ability to translate complex public health issues into legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives; Increase the visibility and impact public health professionals in the policy arena; Increase attention to and focus on the social determinants of health and the goal of improving health equity and creating healthy communities; Support the inclusion of sound public health science in policy; and Create a culture of policy engagement for public health professionals. Questions? Email us- aphafellowship@apha.org. This fellowship is sponsored by an unrestricted grant from the Aetna Foundation.