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A guide to locating health
statistics in print and on the web.
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Contents
General Statistics Sources
Statistical Abstract of the United States.
FedStats
- Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
- Statistics from 70+ federal government agencies.
- Look up by agency, programs, topics A-Z, or keyword.
- Links to some regional statistics.
- web link
Nebraska Databook
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
- Data on population, vital statistics, health, economics, etc.
- web link
Nebraska Health Information Project Databook
- Demographics and geography
- Health professionals
- Health care facilities
- Insurance & health expenditures
- Health statistics
- Hospital discharges
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web link
Nebraska Health & Human Services
- Research & statistics link
- Allows searching for information with an alphabetical list
- web link
The Time Almanac With Information Please
- Print copy: REINERT/ALUMNI LIB. REF AY64 .I55
- Facts and statistics covering just about everything.
- web link
World Almanac
- Print copy: REINERT/ALUMNI LIB. REF AY67.N5 W7
- Facts and statistics covering just about everything.
- web link
The Web Version of the World Almanac is only available on
campus.
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being
- Print copy: LAW LIB. HQ792.U5 A535
- Covers four domains of child well-being: economic security, health,
behavior and social environment, and education
- web link
Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well Being
- Print copy: HSL WT30 O458 2000
- This new report focuses on several important areas in the lives of
older people—population, economics, health status, health risks and
behaviors, and health care.
- web link
Health & Medical Statistic Sources
Center for Disease Control
- Pulls together federal & state health statistics and websites from a
number governmental sources
- Contains a link to the full-text of MMWR (Monthly Morbidity &
Mortality Weekly Reports)
- Site includes links to number of helpful other web resources
- weblink
National Center for Health Statistics
- Part of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
- Vital statistic
- Health status
- Disability
- Lifestyle
- Health care utilization
- web link
World Health Organization
- Print copy: World Health Statistics Annual
(shelved under the title in the HSL serial
collection.)
- Basic health indicators
- Vital statistics
- AIDS/HIV and selected other diseases web link
Statistical Record of Health and Medicine.
- Print copy: HSL REF WA 16 S7973
- Statistics for the U.S.
- Summary Indicators
- Health Status (diseases, deaths, life expectancy, disabilities, etc.)
- Health Care Industry
- Lifestyles
- Health Care Programs
- Medical Professions
- International comparisons.
Statistical Handbook on Aging Americans.
- Print copy: HSL REF WT 100 S7968 1994 Demographics
- Social characteristics
- Health status
- Employment
- Economics
Statistical Record of Children.
- Print copy: HSL REF WS16 S797
Health Care State Rankings.
- Print copy: HSL REF WA 900 M848h
Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality.
- Print copy: HSL REF QZ 200 T7935
Source Book of Health Insurance Data.
- Print copy: HSL REF W1 SO893
- Compiled from HIAA (Health Insurance Association of America)
- Commercial, government, hospital and professional assoc. data sources.
- Statistics on health insurance (including managed care)
- Public health care coverage (expenditures and enrollment)
- National medical care costs
- Utilization of health services
- Disability, morbidity, and mortality.
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
- Print copy: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
(shelved under the title in the HSL serial collection.)
- Print resource: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
(shelved under the title in the HSL serial
collection.)
- CDC requires reporting by physicians of approximately two dozen diseases.
- MMWR is a weekly update of reported cases by state
- web link
Vital and Health Statistics.
- Print copy: Vital and Health Statistics
(shelved under the title in the HSL serial collection.)
- Electronic copy: www.cdc.gov/nchs
scroll down, select Publications and Information Products from
the left-hand side;
in right-hand column, select Reports available in PDF (under Published
Reports);
now select Series Reports from the Published Reports section
- Produced by the National Center for Health Statistics
- Issued in several series, each reporting data from a particular survey
- Incidence and prevalence of various diseases and injuries, attitudes and practices related
to health
- Utilization of health facilities.
Health Professions
Facts About the States … for the dentist seeking a location.
- Print copy: HSL REF WU 77 F142
Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US.
- Print copy: HSL REF W 76 PH775
Physician Marketplace Statistics.
- Print copy: HSL W 87 P5785
Nebraska
Nebraska Vital Statistics Report.
- Print copy: HSL REF W 2 AN1 B9A
- web link
Nebraska Health Information Project Databook
- Print copy: HSL REF WA 900 ANI N632 2001
- web link
Nebraska Health Manpower Reports.
- Print copies: Check the
library catalog for specific issues.
- Data is provided for:
physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists,
podiatrists,
physical therapists, chiropractors,
speech
pathologists, audiologists, veterinarians,
optometrists,
physician’s assistants, etc.
The Health of Douglas County’s Women, Infants, Youth & Families.
- Print copy: HSL WA 308 H4
The "Research, Reports and
Data" web page of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System's Office of Minority Health.
Reports available in Oct. 2003:
- Health Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Nebraska Report (April 2001)
- Cancer Burden Among Hispanics in Nebraska Report (1991-2000)
- Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Nebraska Report (1992-2001)
- Heart Disease Among African Americans in Nebraska (1979-1999)
- HHSS County
Statistics
Often includes data for the complete population, not just minority groups. Includes statistics on major diseases or conditions (reportable disease and reasons for hospitalization), causes of death, demographics, health status indicators, crime
statistics and more.
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