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CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS)
CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS
(CIS). The Current Index to
Statistics is a bibliographic
index to publications in
statistics and related fields.
The CIS Extended Database (CIS-
ED) includes coverage, in most
cases from 1974 (or first issue
if later) to the present from
selected journals, and selected
books in statistics published
since 1974.
URL: http://query.statindex.org/
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EDS - ELECTRONIC DATA SERVICE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
EDS is CU libraries and ACIS service that
supports CU community in the use of
statistical data sources. It provides
statistical sources, software as well as
offers Reference assistance in using
statistical data,including raw data sets,
GIS, etc. Offers DataGate,the local archive
comprised of ICPSR, Roper, SSEDL, etc. EDS
is physically located at the CU Lehman
Social Sciences Library on the Morningside
Campus.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/
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GLOBAL HEALTH ON CAB DIRECT
'Search two million bibliographic records
about world health between 1910 to the
present encompassing scientific literature
on a global scale from both the developing
and developed world.'
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5306066
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HSUS ONLINE - HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES
A database format of 'Expanded and revised
edition of:
Historical
statistics of the United States,
colonial times to 1970. Bicentennial ed.
Washington : U.S. Dept. of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
1975. "Many [data] series in these
volumes are continued on a regular basis
with periodic updates and
revisions by the agency, group, or
individual responsible for the original
data."--Guide to the Millennial ed.
This database is an online version of the
new five-volume printed edition:
Historical statistics of the United
States : earliest times to the
present' Includes socio-economic
characteristics, demographic data, vital
statistics, etc.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5634151
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INFOSHARE ONLINE
A database of statistics about New York
City.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3105451.html
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LEXIS NEXIS STATISTICAL
'Provides statistical data from U.S.
government publications from 1973, state
and private sources from 1980, and
international organizations from 1983.'
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APK8288
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MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of
Medline
available through OVID interface:
Medline 1966 - present (offers
author/journal/keyword/subject,
or MESH,
searching), Oldmedline 1950 -
1965 (offers
same but subject searching), and
In-Process
around 2 recent months (offers
same but
subject
searching).
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301
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POPLINE
citations and abstracts for publications
related to population, family planning, and
related health issues. Coverage from 1970-
present. Includes international demographic
research.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/popline.html
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POPULATION INDEX
'Population Index is the primary reference
tool to the world's population literature.
It presents an annotated bibliography of
recently published books, journal articles,
working papers, and other materials on
population topics. This website provides a
searchable and browsable database
containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic
literature published in Population Index in
the period 1986-2000.'
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APH1576
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SPSS TRAINING
SPSS training is available at Teacher's
College. Please, check TC's class schedule
for availability of SPSS classes.
URL: http://devtc4.tc.columbia.edu/workshop/user/overview.php
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides
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BLACK AMERICANS: A STATISTICAL SOURCEBOOK
REF E185.86 B52.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PHYSICIANS
U.S. by the state. 52 vols.
Ref RA 410.7 C37.
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HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE IN NEW YORK CITY: LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Serial
Ref RA407.4 .N7 H34.
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HEALTH CARE ANNUAL. DATA ON HOSPITALS IN NEW YORK
United Hospital Fund. 1980
Ref RA 447 N48 H33.
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HEALTH CARE STATE RANKINGS
1993-
Ref RA 445 H3425.
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HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE AMERICAS
1960- Latest in Ref (Title: HEALTH IN THE AMERICAS).
Ref RA10 P192.
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HEALTH OF THE CITY
NYC Department of Health.
Ref RA 407.4 N7 H36.
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HEALTH PERSONNEL IN THE UNITED STATES
Eight Report to the Congress. 1991.
Ref RA410.6 H42.
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HEALTH STATISTICS FROM THE AMERICAS
1991-
Ref RA10 H45.
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HEALTH STATUS OF MINORITIES AND LOW-INCOME GROUPS
3rd ed. 1991.
Ref RA 448.4 R83.
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HEALTH, UNITED STATES
1975- U.S. DHDW publ.
Ref RA 407.5 N7 H36.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQU8425
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HISPANIC AMERICANS: A STATISTICAL SOURCEBOOK
REF E184 S75 H27.
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HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970
U.S. Bureau of Census.
Ref HA202 Un32.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5018932
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HOSPITAL STATISTICS
American Hospital Association. 1971
Ref RA 983 A4 H79.
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LENGTH OF STAY SERIES
Statistical serials (on hospital
statistics) include Length of
Stay by diagnosis, operation,
procedure in the United States
and Northeastern region.
Latest volume in Reference, RA981.A5. Previous volumes in Ref Serials..
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LIFE INSURANCE FACT BOOK
American Council of Life Insurance. 1981
Ref HG 8943 L62.
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NEW JERSEY HEALTH STATISTICS
1971, 1982- Serial REF
RA 407.4 N5 N2, RA407.4 .N5 N42.
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NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY HEALTH ATLAS
Ref G 1254 N4 E53 K7.
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PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION.IN THE U.S.
1981-
Ref RA 410.7 P56.
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PHYSICIAN MARKETPLACE STATISTICS : PROFILES FOR DETAILED SPECIALTIES, SELECTED STATES AND PRACTICE ARRANGEMENTS. AMA CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
1988
Ref R 729.P48.
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PHYSICIAN SUPPLY AND CHARACTERISTICS IN NEW YORK STATE
1980-1990.
Ref RA 410.8 N49.
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SEAMIC HEALTH STATISTICS
1980-
Ref RA 407.5 As78.
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SELECTED HEALTH STATISTICS FOR COUNTIES WITH NUCLEAR FACILITIES
1960-1983 New York State.
Ref RA 407.4 N7 T37.
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
U.S. DHHS/CDCP publ.1989-
Ref RA 644 V4 S4.
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SOURCE BOOK OF HEALTH INSURANCE DATA
New York. Health Insurance Institute.
Ref HG 9369 So8.
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THE HEALTH ALMANAC
Ref RA 407.3 M26.
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THE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE ALMANAC: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL: FACTS, FIGURES, ANALYSIS
Ref RA 407 U5.
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WOMEN'S HEALTH USA
RA 778 W65.
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WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS. ANNUAL
1962- World Health Organization.
Serial W Ref STX.
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Directories and Associations
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AAMC AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES
Under About AAMC, Medical
Education categories, etc., under
Student, Applicant, and Advisor
Information category and then
under FACTS - Applicants,
Matriculants and Graduates offers
statistics in medical education
and academic medicine by various
criteria.
URL: http://www.aamc.org/data/start.htm
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
515 N.State St. Chicago, IL 60610
tel. (312) 464-5000
URL: http://www.ama-assn.org/
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ASA BIOMETRICS SECTION
URL: http://www.bio.ri.ccf.org/Biometrics/
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ASA HEALTH POLICY STATISTICS SECTION
URL: http://www.amstat-online.org/sections/hpss/hpssindex.htm
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ASA SECTION ON STATISTICS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY(SIE)
URL: http://www.epm.ornl.gov/asasie/
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ASA SECTION ON TEACHING OF STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
URL: http://www.bio.ri.ccf.org/ASA_TSHS/
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (NAPHSIS)
1220 19th St., N.W., Suite 802 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone Number:202-463-8851 Fax Number:202-463-4870
URL: http://www.naphsis.org/
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Internet Guides and Resources
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ADMINISTRATION ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ACF)
(DHHS). Under Statistics on
Children topic or Data Sheets
category offers miscellaneous
demographical and social
statistics on children and
families
URL: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
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ALAN GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE (AGI)
Specializes in reproductive
health research. Offers
statistics on teenage pregnancy,
abortions, std, etc. AGI is an
independent, not-for-profit
corporation, a special affiliate
of PPFA (Planned Parenthood
Federation of America.
URL: http://www.agi-usa.org/
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AMERICA'S HEALTH: STATE HEALTH RANKINGS
Produced by the United Health Foundation.
URL: http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr.html
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AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
Offers statistics on lung
diseases including lung cancer.
URL: http://www.lungusa.org/data/index2.html
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CAREC - CARIBBEAN EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE
It "is administered on behalf of
21 Member Countries by the Pan
American Health Organization
(PAHO), the World Health
Organization's Regional Office
for the Americas. CAREC enjoys an
international reputation for its
work in support of Public Health
in the Caribbean." Offers
statistics on HIV/AIDS by
country; communicable disease
report archives; population data;
social and economic indicators
and vital statistics, etc.
URL: http://www.carec.org/
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CDC WONDER
Provides a single point of access
to a variety of CDC reports,
guidelines, and numeric public
health data. Query statistical
data sets, or retrieve reports
and guidelines.
URL: http://wonder.cdc.gov/
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
(DHHS). CDC's concern is
prevention and control of
communicable diseases,
environmental health, etc. Offers
online information in categories:
Travelers' Health, Health Topics
A-Z,
Publicatioins, Software &
Products, Data and Statistics,
etc. Offers links to the WEB
sites of CDC's 11 centers,
institute and offices.
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/
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CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
Offers Children in the States
data, other statistical
information, etc.
URL: http://www.childrensdefense.org/
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CHILDSTATS
Offers child and family
statistics. Presents America's
Children: Key National Indicators
of Well-Being (the annual Federal
monitoring report on the status
of the Nation's children), which
includes statistics on population
and family characteristics, etc.
URL: http://childstats.gov/
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COMPREHENSIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA RESOURCE (CEDR)
(U.S. Deparment of Energy - DOE).
Provides public access to health
and exposure data concerning DOE
installations: data from
epidemiologic studies, studies of
populations residing near DOE
installations, and other studies
of radiation health effects, such
as classic studies of atomic bomb
survivors and the radium dial
painters. Includes health and
mortality data sets, classic
radiation data sets, community
epidemiologic studies, etc.
URL: http://cedr.lbl.gov/
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COUNTY AND CITY DATA BOOK.
Offers electronic versions of the
1988 and 1994 County and City
Data Books. This service provides
the opportunity to create custom
printouts and/or customized data
subsets. Data includes
demographics, vital and
socioeconomic statistics for U.S.
in general, states, counties, and
cities.
URL: http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/ccdb/
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CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS ONLINE
U.S. Census Bureau.
Offers Series:
P20, Population Characteristics
P23, Special Studies
P60, Consumer Income and Poverty
P70, Household Economic Studies
P25, Population Estimates and Projections.
URL: http://www.census.gov/main/www/cprs.html
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DATA.GOV
"... Data.gov increases the
ability of the public to easily
find, download, and use datasets
that are generated and held by
the Federal Government. Data.gov
provides descriptions of the
Federal datasets (metadata),
information about how to access
the datasets, and tools that
leverage government datasets. The
data catalogs will continue to
grow as datasets are added.
Federal, Executive Branch data
are included in the first version
of Data.gov." "Data.gov includes
searchable catalogs that provide
access to "raw" datasets and
various tools. In the "raw" data
catalog, you may access data in
XML, Text/CSV, KML/KMZ, Feeds,
XLS, or ESRI Shapefile formats.
The catalog of tools links you to
sites that include data mining
and extraction tools and widgets."
URL: http://www.data.gov/
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS
DHS Surveys provide large sample data for a
wide range of monitoring and impact
evaluation indicators in the areas of
population, health (including aid/hiv) and
nutrition. Scope: international.
URL: http://www.measuredhs.com/
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DHHS - US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
'DHHS is a department of the
federal executive branch which is
concerned with health and welfare
work of the federal government.'
On its Web site offers Press
Releases and Fact Sheets,
information on current issues at
HHS,etc. Under Policies and Regulations
category offers comprehensive collection of
Healthcare Standards, Laws and Regulations,
Policies and Guidelines.
Under 'HHS Family of Agencies' category
provides links to the individual
WEB sites of DHHS agencies and
offices: Office of the Secretary (OS);
Administration on Aging (AoA);
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
(AHRQ);
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease
Registry (ATSDR);
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
(CDC);
Administration for Children & Families
(ACF);
Food & Drug Administration (FDA);
Health Resources & Services Administration
(HRSA);
Indian Health Service (IHS);
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS);
National Institutes of Health (NIH);
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA).
URL: http://www.hhs.gov
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DHHS OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION (ASPE)
Under ASPE Policy and Research Topics
select a topic such as: children with
disabilities, children health insurance,
domestic violence, general health
insurance, homelessness, immigrants, teen
pregnancy, working adults with
disabilities, welfare issues, etc.
URL: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF STATISTICS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
'Presents accessible, high quality articles
that are lively, statistically sound and
with many practical examples. It provides
complete coverage of current statistical
methods ranging through confirmatory factor
analysis, structural equation modeling,
random effect/multilevel modeling,
generalized linear models, computationally
intensive methods such as the bootstrap,
and many more.'
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5556889
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FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION
Families USA is a "national
nonprofit organization dedicated
to the achievement of high-
quality, affordable health and
long-term care for all
Americans." Produces health
policy reports, intends to serve
as a consumer clearinghouse for
information about the health care
system, conducts public
information campaigns on public
health issues, etc. Offers
information including
publications, often created by
contract with other
organizations, on children's
health, children's health
insurance, Medicaid, Medicare,
etc.
URL: http://www.familiesusa.org/
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FEDSTATS (FEDERAL STATISTICS)
Offers statistics produced for
public use by more than 70 U.S.
Federal Government agencies.
Allows to search for statistics
by agency, by program (subject),
by subject alphabetically (A to
Z), by keyword (search the entire
site), by region (county, state,
country approach), provides links
to other sites, etc. Site Map
provided helps easy choice of
search approach. Under Fast Facts
provides links to and allows to
view the full text of Statistical
Abstract of the United States,
State and Metropolitan Area Data
Book, Socioeconomic Status, etc.
Accidents and injuries statistics
can be found in Programs under
Safety Statistics category.
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
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HCUP - HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT
AHRQ - Agency for Heatlhcare Research and Quality.
Produced by AHRQ "HCUP Databases include
the largest collection of longitudinal
hospital care data in the United States.
HCUPnet provides free, immediate access to
national, regional, and State-level
hospital inpatient statistics based on HCUP
data.
HCUP Tools & Software help health services
researchers and decision makers to use HCUP
and other similar databases.
HCUP Reports feature new findings,
publications, research notes based on HCUP
data, and technical reports about HCUP
issues."
URL: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/
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HEALTH UNITED STATES (ONLINE)
Health-related statistics for the United
States.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQU8425
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HEALTH, UNITED STATES
1975- U.S. DHDW publ.
Ref RA 407.5 N7 H36.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQU8425
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HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970
U.S. Bureau of Census.
Ref HA202 Un32.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5018932
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IARC - INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
"The International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health
Organization.
IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct
research on the causes of human cancer, the
mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to
develop scientific strategies for cancer
control. The Agency is involved in both
epidemiological and laboratory research and
disseminates scientific information through
publications, meetings, courses, and
fellowships."
Offers publications and
databases "including the Monographs
Database containing a complete list of
agents, mixtures and exposures, all
evaluated with their classifications, the
Cancer Epidemiolgy Database which provides
access to information on the occurrence of
cancer worldwide, IARC's TP53 Database, and
other useful resources.
IARC Resources:
IARC Monographs Database on Carcinogenic
Risks to Humans;
IARC Cancer Epidemiology Database;
IARC Screening Group;
IARC TP53 Database;
EPIC - European Prospective Investigation
into Cancer and Nutrition;
Genetic Epidemiology Database;
INHANCE - International Head and Neck
Cancer Epidemiology Consortium;
ILCCO - International Lung Cancer
Consortium" etc. and related resources:"
CAREX - International Information on
Occupational Exposure to Carcinogens
compiled by the Finnish Institute of
Occupational Health, in collaboration with
IARC", etc.
URL: http://www.iarc.fr/
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INITIATIVE TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH (DHHS)
Offers minority population health
statistics in several health
areas including Cancer Screening
and Management.
URL: http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/
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KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
"The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a
non-profit, private operating foundation
focusing on the major health care issues
facing the nation."
Offers evaluation, surveys and statistics
on major health issues - Medicaid,
Medicare, Health Insurance, etc. Offers
comprehensive statistical reports,
e.g. "Medicaid Enrollment in 50 states"
with annual updates, etc.
URL: http://www.kff.org/
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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (NBER)
Under Publications offers full-
text papers, many of which
contain statistics in various
economic and social areas,
including demographics.. All
papers are searchable by keyword.
URL: http://www.nber.org/
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS)
Under Data Warehouse offers
miscellaneous health related
statistics in format of tables,
charts, etc. Comprehensive vital
statistics can be found under
Publications and Information
Products category.
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm
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NATIONAL DATA ARCHIVE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Child abuse statistics resource.
URL: http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH)
Offers statistics on the
prevalence of the mental
disorders.
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA)
Offers alcohol and alcoholism statistics under Publications category, Databases category (Quick Facts), etc.
URL: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA)
Offers surveys results like The Monitoring the Future Study which has released 1998 data for alcohol and drug use by students in 8th, 10th and 12th grades; reports like Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992 Report, etc. Under NIDA INFOFAX offers Survey Data.
URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (NOFAS)
URL: http://www.nofas.org/faqs.aspx?ID=5
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
Provides Vital Records
application instructions, under
Health Alerts offers current
information on health issues in
NYC, under Health Topics A-Z
offers concise guidelines on
various illnesses and healthcare
issues and related NYC
information, under Public
Information offers Press
Releases, health fairs and other
events schedules, meetings and
seminars, etc. Under DOH
Publications offers full text of
publications on various public
health issues like lead
poisoning, AIDS, asthma,
tuberculosis, rabies prevention,
school admission requirements,
immunization, etc. in PDF format.
Provides city hotlines phone
numbers, etc.
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATISTICAL PORTAL - EPIQUERY
EpiQuery, a component of NYCDOH
My Community Health umbrella
portal, offers NYC health, vital,
youth, demographic, etc.
statistics down to the neiborhood
level. Publications presented at
My Community Health site report
statistics and contain research
based on statistics compiled.
URL: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/community/community.shtml
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NEW YORK CITY DEPT OF CITY PLANNING
Offers demographic, vital and
socieconomic
statistics for NYC including
stats by community district,
etc.
URL: http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/census/popdiv.shtml
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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The site offers information in
following categories: a From the
Commissioner page; Directory
Services (lists phone numbers,
helplines, AIDS - HIV Counseling
and Testing services, Mammography
Facilities, etc.); How to get NYS
vital records information;
Information for Consumers (by
subject and lists NYS facilities
for each subject and disease like
Nursing Homes and Long Term Care
facilities, etc.); Information
for Providers - for physicians
and other health care providers
(by subject); Information for
Researchers; and the Public
Health Forum (allows to search
some titles from NYS Health Rules
and Regulations; provides full-
text of the Public Health Law,
NYS; offers notices of public
meetings, hearings, conferences,
etc.). Provides links to the
Department's Wadsworth Center
(the most comprehensive public
health laboratory in the nation),
the School of Public Health,
Health Research, Inc., the NYS
Partnership for Long-Term Care,
Helen Hayes Hospital, Roswell
Park Cancer Institute, the Task
Force on Life and the Law as well
as links to other NYS government
resources and health-related
sites. Offers comprehensive statistics on
diseases, like AIDS, cardiovascular
diseases, etc., in NYS, under STATISTICS &
DATA category.
URL: http://www.health.state.ny.us/
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NUTRITION COUNTRY PROFILES
Offers nutrition related health statistics
for individual countries.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5245738
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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP)
Under Drug Facts and Stats
category offers statistics on
drug abuse. Look for statistics
also under Publications category
and under State and Local
category.
URL: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
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PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION - PAHO
The most comprehensive and reliable source
of demographic and health statistics and
other health and healthcare information for
Americas. Includes Country Health Profiles.
URL: http://www.paho.org/
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PREVLINE. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG INFORMATION SERVICE (SAMHSA)
Offers alcohol and drug statistics by subject, etc.
URL: http://www.health.org/
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SAFETY AND HEALTH STATISTICS
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Comprehensive coverage of
occupational accidents, injuries,
safety statistics.
URL: http://www.bls.gov/iif/
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SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE OF RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS (ORES)
Provides ongoing statistical data
and research analyses of the old-
age, survivors, and disability
insurance (OASDI) and
Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) programs.
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH DATA ARCHIVE (SAMHDA)
Provides ready access to substance abuse and mental
health research data. Provides links to related Internet
sites.
URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA)
Offers statistics and data collection methodology.
URL: http://www.samhsa.gov/
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U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
(INCLUDES LINKS TO GOVERNMENT
STATISTICAL AGENCIES BY COUNTRY
WORLDWIDE AND U.S. STATE
STATISTICAL SITES BY STATE).
Offers population statistics,
including vital statistics under
related sites.
URL: http://www.census.gov/
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UNITED NATIONS
Under Economic and Social
Development category offers
important subcategories and
links. Under Humanitarian Affairs
the Land Mines category provides
land mines casualty data by
country, and the ReliefWeb link
offers natural disaster incidence
by country, etc.
URL: http://www.un.org/
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UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
Offers maternal and children's
health, nutrition, mortality,
environmental statistics under
Statistics category and under
Publications: see such
publications as The State of
World's Children, The Progress of
Nations, UNICEF Annual Reports,
etc.
URL: http://www.unicef.org/
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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Offers information on trends in
international welfare and public
health. The site can be searched
by keyword.
URL: http://www.undp.org/
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UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION
Offers miscellaneous
international indicators and
statistics with links to Internet
statistics sites. Covers
population, demography,
socioeconomic factors, vital
statistics. Presents statistics
on all aspects of World's Women:
demographic, socioeconomic,
labor, education, health, etc.
URL: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/
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URBAN INSTITUTE
A nonprofit economic and social
policy research organization.
Under Research - By Topic -
Social Welfare offers research
papers on public health and
health insurance. Also offers
assessment of Medicaid and health
insurance trends under Research -
By Topic - Federalism, etc.
URL: http://www.urban.org/
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WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL STATISTICS BRIEFING ROOM (SSBR)
Coverage includes U.S. and world
demographic statistics.
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
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WOMEN OF COLOR HEALTH DATA BOOK
(National Women's Health
Information Center - NWHIC).
Offers statistics on demographics
of women of color (black, Asian,
American Indian, Hispanic).
Special attention is given to age
groups: adolescent and elderly.
URL: http://www.4woman.gov/HealthPro/statistics/
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
Office of Women's Health.
This site, sponsored by DHSS,
offers statistics on women's
health, health disparities
profiles and other public health
information on multiple aspects
of women's health
URL: http://www.healthstatus2010.com/owh/index.html
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WOMEN'S HEALTH USA - HRSA
Offers statistics on women's health in the USA. Provided by HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bereau.
URL: http://www.hrsa.gov/womenshealth/
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WORLD BANK
Offers World Development
Indicators (data includes
demographics), World Development
Reports, Country Data, Data by
Topics, etc. under Data category.
URL: http://www.worldbank.org/
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YOUTH INDICATORS
(NCES). Offers statistics on
youth pregnancies, abortions, etc.
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/help/sitemap.asp
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