Public & Community Health Nursing

Use this A to Z list of public health topics to quickly find very basic statistics. All topics link to additional resources and/or related topics. (NCHS)

NCHS is a health statistics agency of the United States that compiles statistical health information. This data allows them to identify health trends, health problems, and/or health disparities, document health of populations and subgroups, evaluate health policy, and more.

BRFSS is a state-wide system of health surveys designed to collect information on health risk behaviors, preventive health, and access to health care.

Policy statements on health matters including public health issues. MMWR portal also includes links to access epidemiological reports on current and historical prevalence of reportable conditions and diseases.

Data on notifiable diseases and other health surveillance used in the preparation of the MMWR.

Create queries based on the most extensive set of health-care databases that are publicly available.

Statistics based on government records for births, deaths, health, disease, and marriage for the entire United States.

Download data files.

Provides 10 year national objectives for improving the health of Americans.

The US Census counts every resident in the United States. The Constitution requires that this be done every 10 years. The most recent census was completed in 2010, and the data is being released as available.

United States government organization responsible for collecting data about the country's population and economy.

Combines data collected from US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. Includes population data, social data, economic data, and political data.

All counties within any U.S. state are ranked by health outcomes and health factors. Rankings include color coded maps.

The atlas displays data about food choices, health and well-being, and community characteristics. Data available at the county level.