Statistical Resources in Medicine & Health Care
Recommended Web Sites, Books, and Serials
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
-Contains national and regional hospital statistics, including hospital use, patient outcomes, and hospital charges.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. The link for statistics leads to comprehensive charts and tables
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the leading authority on heart and blood vessel diseases, providing statistical information on specific heart and blood vessel diseases. This is also the source for the current Heart and Stroke Statistical Update.
ChildStats.gov
Offers access to medical & socioeconomic federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families.
FASTATS A-Z
Offers an alphabetical subject/geographical list for fast facts as well as comprehensive statistics, from the National Center for Health Statistics.
FEDSTATS
An excellent site for locating statistics created by the more than 70 U.S. federal agencies, arranged in an A - Z listing.
Health Care Annual
Provides data on hospitals in New York, Long Island, and the northern metropolitan area. Ref. Desk Serial H Krasner, Melvin I.
New York City Community Health Atlas
Provides statistics on health care costs, health services, hospitalization, morbidity/mortality and Medicaid in 41 NYC communities. Ref. Desk WA546 AN7 K89n 1994
National Center for Health Statistics
Principal U.S. vital & health statistics agency, providing a wide variety of data used to monitor the nation’s health.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Health-related statistical data provided by the NYC Department of Health.
New York State Department of Health
State-wide statistics on a wide range of health-related topics, provided by the New York State Department of Health
State of America’s Children Yearbook
A report from the Children’s Defense Fund utilizing facts, figures, graphs, charts and commentary on the conditions of children in the US. Directory S
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Comprehensive source of data from private and government sources covering statistics on health, social & economic conditions in the United States. Some comparative state & foreign data is included. OR Ref. Desk Serial S (print edition)
Surveys and Data Collection Systems
Annual & periodic surveys conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics on annual & periodic US vital statistics, immunization, nursing homes, hospices, ambulatory health care, health insurance, maternal and infant health, nutrition, and other health topics.
Useful Sites: Statistics
Online collection of sites containing useful statistical resources compiled by the Reference staff of the D. Samuel Gottesman Library at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Vital and Health Statistics Series
Provides numerical data and statistics on health resources and surveys from the National Center for Health Statistics. Serial V and Periodicals Dept. Many issues also available online at:
WHOSIS
WHO World Health Organization Statistical Information System provides statistical and epidemiological information from the World Health Organization & other sources. Includes demographic and health surveys, mortality data, disease information and more.
General Web Guides
Statistical Resources on the Web
Provides links to hundreds of statistical sources in 26 subject categories, from the University of Michigan Document Center. Sources are both governmental and nongovernmental, American and international.
Statistical Sources: Print & Internet
Statistical Sources: Print & Internet
Links provided by the Documents Service Center at Columbia University Libraries. Sources are divided into N.Y., U.S., Canada, and International.
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