National Center for Health Statistics:
Provides US public health statistics including diseases,
pregnancies, births, aging, and mortality. Public use data files are
available for download.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
AHRQ: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP):
Largest all-payer collection of hospital inpatient care statistical
information in the United States. Includes a national database and
the database of 22 states.
http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/
Safety and Health Statistics:
The statistics unit provides information on workplace injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities that occur in Connecticut.
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/shstats.htm
Resource Center Fast Facts:
Compilations of statistics from federal sources, arranged by disease
or geographic area. Includes links to more in-depth online
resources. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
http://www.aha.org/resource/rc_home.asp
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics:
Serves as the statutory public advisory body to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in the area of health data and statistics.
http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/
Compilation of Complementary/Alternative Healthcare Data:
This manual attempts to facilitate efficient access to data from
federally funded large-scale surveys which contain specific
reference to chiropractic and complementary/alternative healthcare.
[Short survey to be completed before access to manual - ed]
http://w3.palmer.edu/carber/manualhome.asp
SSBR: Health Statistics:
Health care statistics from the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html
Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losses:
Report from the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research
Service. "Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33
million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United
States each year."
http://www.ers.usda.gov/epubs/pdf/aer741/
HCUPnet:
A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing
statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level.
http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/hcupnet.htm
Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online:
A resource for free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all
50 US states. View state profiles or compare state data by choosing
from over 200 topics.
http://statehealthfacts.kff.org/
Safety and Health Statistics:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of workplace
injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
http://www.bls.gov/iif/
