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by rodrigue
...on 18-JAN-06
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.
tagged clinical evidence-based government_organizations guidelines medicine outcomes statistics
by rodrigue
...on 17-APR-06
Source for population, housing, economic and geographic data for the U.S., individual states, counties, and towns.
American Public Health Association (APHA)
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.
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.
"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:
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by rodrigue
...on 18-FEB-06
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.
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..
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)>
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.
Kaiser foundation website provides basic health facts for most countires, and includes citations and links to the data sources.
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,
tagged DirectoryBibliographic Government_Organization Public_Health Statistics
by rodrigue
...on 17-MAR-06
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.
tagged Government_Organization Health_Services_Research Portal Public_Health
by rodrigue
...on 16-FEB-06
Comprehensive metaindex containing links to a broad range of health statistical resources. Links are to the resources of national, internatioal, and non-profit institutions.
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.
tagged health international nutrition organization policy population statistics
by rodrigue
...on 09-FEB-07
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.
Search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address, as well as for articles that cite a known author or work.
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.
tagged coverage foundation health insurance medicaid medicare minorities organization policy state women
by rodrigue
...on 24-JAN-07
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) 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.