The data source catalog features databases and resources covering a wide range of public health topics. Each data source has a brief description and a link below.
Data Source Catalog
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A national data system of annual admissions to and discharges from substance use treatment facilities that are licensed or certified by Single State Agencies (SSAs) to provide substance use treatment services. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes
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ARCOS is an automated, comprehensive drug reporting system which monitors the flow of DEA controlled substances from their point of manufacture through commercial distribution channels to point of sale or distribution at the dispensing/retail level – hospitals, retail pharmacies, practitioners, mid-level practitioners, and teaching institutions. Coverage: by Zip Code. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes
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A nationwide census providing NHTSA, Congress and the American public yearly data regarding fatal injuries suffered in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Coverage: by Lat/Long. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes
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The American Community Survey (ACS) is the premier source of detailed information about the nation’s people and housing. As an ongoing survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau since 2005, the ACS collects detailed social, economic, housing, and demographic information from a sample of households across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Coverage: by County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes
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The YRBSS is an epidemiologic survey system established by the CDC to monitor the prevalence of youth behavior that most influences health. Coverage: by State. AI/AN
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The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. Coverage: By Zipcode. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) Epidemiology Data Mart is a subset of the central data warehouse database known as the IHS National Data Warehouse. This system provides access to clinical data to respond to tribal requests for this data, track disease trends, identify new threats to health, evaluate health programs, and monitor health status in our region. Coverage: by Zip Code. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The BIE publishes annual reports on state performance plans and annual performance reports for BIE schools across the country. Coverage: By State. Coverage: by State. AI/AN
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has gathered crime statistics from law enforcement agencies across the nation that voluntarily participate in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program since 1930. Coverage: by County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a nationally represented public health surveillance system that continuously monitors drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs). DAWN is used to monitor trends in drug misuse and abuse, identify the emergence of new substances and drug combinations, assess health hazards associated with drug abuse, and estimate the impact of drug misuse and abuse on the Nation’s health care system. Coverage: by State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) is a family of health care databases and related software tools and products developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership and sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
HCUP databases bring together the data collection efforts of State data organizations, hospital associations, private data organizations, and the Federal government to create a national information resource of encounter-level health care data (HCUP Partners).
- The National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) contains data on more than seven million hospital stays each year.The Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) is a nationwide sample of pediatric inpatient discharges.
- The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) is a database that yields national estimates of emergency department (ED) visits.
- The Nationwide Re-admissions Database (NRD) is a unique and powerful database designed to support various types of analyses of national readmission rates for all payers and the uninsured.
- The State Inpatient Databases (SID) contain the universe of inpatient discharge abstracts from participating states.
- The State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) include data for ambulatory surgery and other outpatient services from hospital-owned facilities.
- The State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) contain data from hospital-affiliated emergency departments for visits that do not result in hospitalizations.
Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Mental Health Client-Level Data (MH-CLD) and Mental Health Treatment Episode Data Set (MH-TEDS) includes data for individuals receiving mental health treatment services provided or funded through the State Mental Health Agency (SMHA); thus, the data does not include all individuals receiving mental health treatment services.
Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Implemented to improve the overall quality of crime data collected by law enforcement, NIBRS captures details on each single crime incident—as well as on separate offenses within the same incident—including information on victims, known offenders, relationships between victims and offenders, arrestees, and property involved in crimes. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Poison Data System (NPDS) is the data warehouse for the nation’s 55 poison control centers. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) is an annual survey of facilities providing substance abuse treatment. It is conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The N-SSATS collects data on the location, characteristics, services offered, and number of clients in treatment at alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities (public and private) throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and other jurisdictions. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Substance Abuse Prevention Planning and Epidemiology Tool (SAPPET) is an online data tool designed to help SAMHSA-funded prevention grantees access and use data to guide their prevention planning efforts. SAPPET contains 151 behavioral health key indicators from 11 national data sources, and makes these data available by state. Indicators are categorized into substance-related consequences, consumption patterns, and associated risk and protective factors. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusivity: Yes.
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The UDS is a standardized reporting system that provides consistent information about health centers and look-alikes. The Uniform Data System provides information and technical assistance resources. Coverage: By Community. AI/AN Inclusivity: Yes.
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CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) collects data on new cancer cases (including the type, extent, and location of the cancer), the type of initial treatment, and outcomes. Coverage: National AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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These data are produced by the NASA Applied Sciences Program / Public Health Program and partners. The following environmental data collections are available:
- Daily Air Temperatures and Head Index from NLDAS for years 1979-2011
- Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Outdoor Air Quality for years 2003-2011
- Land Surface Temperature from MODIS for years 2003-2008
- Daily Sunlight from NLDAS for years 1979-2011
- Daily Precipitation from NLDAS for years 1979-2011
- Number of Heat Wave Days in May-September for years 1981-2010
Coverage: Latitude/Longitude. AI/AN Inclusive: N/A
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The Online Tuberculosis Information System (OTIS) contains information on verified tuberculosis (TB) cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by state health departments, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from 1993 through 2019. These data were extracted from the CDC National TB Surveillance System (NTSS).
Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Center for Health Statistics releases bridged-race population estimates of the July 1st resident population of the United States, for use in calculating vital rates. These estimates result from “bridging” the 31 race categories used in Census 2000, as specified in the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards for the collection of data on race and ethnicity, to the four race categories specified under the 1977 standards (Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, White).
Coverage: State/Country. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Census Bureau releases single-race population estimates of the July 1st resident population of the United States. The estimates are based on the April 1st 2010 Census counts for years 2010 – 2020 in the series of estimates for 2016 – 2020. Population estimates for years 2021-2022 are based on the Blended Base produced by the US Census Bureau in lieu of the April 1, 2020 decennial population count. The population estimates are available by age, Hispanic origin and six “single-race” race categories as specified in the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards for the collection of data on race and ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White, More than one race. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The following data are summarized from Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) morbidity case reports reported to the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Established in 1990, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines.VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS accepts and analyzes reports of adverse events (possible side effects) after a person has received a vaccination. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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ArcGIS Online is mapping software that shows population by age and sex. Coverage: County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Annual Business Survey (ABS) provides information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) raises awareness about the impact of trauma on children and adolescents as a behavioral health concern.
Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Unknown.
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The Multiple Cause of Death database for the U.S. – Mexico Border Area contains mortality and population counts for the four border states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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CDC conducts case surveillance through the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). In the case surveillance process, about 3,000 health departments gather and use data on disease cases to protect their local communities. Through NNDSS, CDC receives and uses these data to keep people healthy and defend America from health threats. CDC programs responsible for national surveillance, prevention, and control of infectious and noninfectious conditions are found in the following centers:
- Center for Global Health (CGH)
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
- National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
These programs collaborate with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to determine which conditions reported to local, state, and territorial public health departments are nationally notifiable. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists brings together disease and surveillance experts at CDC and in the health departments to determine what types of data should be included in national notifications. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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This data set contains counts of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases reported by state and local health departments, by demographics; location (region and selected metropolitan areas); case-definition; month/year and quarter-year of diagnosis, report, and death (if applicable); and HIV exposure group (risk factors for AIDS). The data are updated annually. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Multiple Cause of Death data available on WONDER are county-level national mortality and population data spanning the years 1999-2019. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is the principal source of information on the health of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States and is one of the major data collection programs of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The main objective of the NHIS is to monitor the health of the United States population through the collection and analysis of data on a broad range of health topics. A major strength of this survey lies in the ability to categorize these health characteristics by many demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes
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Asthma surveillance data includes collection of asthma data at both the national and the state level. National data is available on asthma prevalence, activity limitation, days of work or school lost, rescue and control medication use, asthma self-management education, physician visits, emergency department visits, hospitalizations due to asthma, and deaths due to asthma from National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys and the Vital Statistics System. Asthma surveillance data at the state level include adult and child asthma prevalence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and in-depth state and local asthma data through implementation of the BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS). Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes
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The ABLES program was created to reduce elevated blood lead levels (BLL) among working adults 16 years or older. ABLES collects BLL data from state programs to examine trends and guide interventions to prevent work-related lead exposures. Though the rate of high BLLs has decreased, the work to prevent elevated BLLs is far from complete. Many lead-exposed workers may not be tested for lead exposure, or their test results may not be reported to public health authorities. Therefore, ABLES data provide a low estimate of the true magnitude of elevated adult lead exposures in the United States. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Unknown.
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CDC uses data from public health labs, healthcare systems, and population surveys to capture information about people with, or with risk factors for, HIV. It is through these systems and subsequent analyses that CDC can better understand the distribution of HIV among populations and communities. Coverage: County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Information about the offender (e.g., age, race and Hispanic origin, sex, and victim-offender relationship), characteristics of the crime (e.g., time and place of occurrence, use of weapons, nature of the injury, and economic consequences), whether the crime was reported to police, reasons the crime was or was not reported, and victim experiences with the criminal justice system. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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Collects inmate death records from each of the nation’s 50 state prison systems and approximately 2,800 local jail jurisdictions. Between 2003 and 2014, BJS also collected data on persons who died while in the process of arrest. Death records include information on decedent personal characteristics (age, race or Hispanic origin, and sex), decedent criminal background (legal status, offense type, and time served), and the death itself (date, time, location, and cause of death, as well as information on the autopsy and medical treatment provided for any illness or disease). Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of BJS’s National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 as specified in PREA; P.L. 108-79. PREA requires a 10% sample of juvenile facilities to be listed by incidence of sexual assault. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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These reports provide annual data summaries, present analyses of health topics, or present new information on methods or measurement issues. This list of all National Health Statistics Reports (NHSR) that have been released to date is presented in an interactive, searchable, and sortable data tables format. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Unknown.
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Drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1 to 4 years old. It can happen in seconds and is often silent. Drowning can happen to anyone, any time there is access to water. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 5-14. Every year in the United States there are over 4,000 unintentional drowning deaths. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) collects offender-level administrative data annually on prison admissions and releases, and year-end custody populations, and on parole entries and discharges in participating jurisdictions. Demographic information, conviction offenses, sentence length, minimum time to be served, credited jail time, type of admission, type of release, and time served are collected from individual prisoner records. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program produces a wide range of information about workplace injuries and illnesses. These data are collected and reported annually through the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Vital Statistics System is the oldest and most successful example of inter-governmental data sharing in Public Health and the shared relationships, standards, and procedures form the mechanism by which NCHS collects and disseminates the Nation’s official vital statistics. These data are provided through contracts between NCHS and vital registration systems operated in the various jurisdictions legally responsible for the registration of vital events – births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths. Vital Statistics data are also available online. Coverage: By City. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) gathers information on pregnancy and births, marriage and cohabitation, infertility, use of contraception, family life, and general and reproductive health. The survey results are used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and others to plan health services and health education programs, and to do statistical studies of families, fertility, and health. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collects data about the health of adults and children in the United States. CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) conducts NHANES. NHANES is the only national health survey that includes health exams, laboratory tests, and dietary interviews for participants of all ages. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) collects data about medical services provided to patients in office-based health care settings. Healthcare professionals call these services ambulatory medical care. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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CDC supports national and state efforts to collect data and information to better understand health issues impacting reproductive, maternal, and infant health. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Health Care Surveys are a family of surveys that provide information about organizations and providers that deliver health care, the healthcare services they provide, and the patients they serve across diverse healthcare settings.
- National Electronic Health Records Survey
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- National Hospital Care Survey
- National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Unknown.
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This NCHS Health E-Stat provides supplemental information on suicide rates by sex, age, and race and ethnicity. Health E-Stats are internet-only releases on current and timely health topics that feature highlights from all NCHS data systems. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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AFCARS was established to provide data that would assist in policy development and program management. Data can be used by policymakers at the federal, Tribal, and state levels to assess how many children are in foster care, reasons why they enter, how they exit, and to develop strategies to prevent their unnecessary placement into foster care. Specifically, the data include information about children who enter foster care, their entries and exits, placement details, and foster/adoptive parent information, which makes it possible to identify trends. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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This Health E-Stat presents the percentage of adults aged 20 and over with high total cholesterol (greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (less than 40 mg/dL), high non-HDL-C (total cholesterol minus HDL-C, greater than or equal to 190 mg/dL), high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (greater than or equal to 160 mg/dL), and high triglycerides (greater than or equal to 175 mg/dL). Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The Healthy People initiative began in 1979 when Surgeon General Julius Richmond issued a landmark report titled “Healthy People: The Surgeon General’s Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.” Healthy People 2030, launched in August 2020, is the fifth — and current — iteration of the Healthy People initiative. It builds on knowledge gained over the last 4 decades and has an increased focus on health equity, social determinants of health, and health literacy — with a new focus on well-being. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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SUDORS collects data on unintentional and undetermined intent drug overdose deaths from death certificates, medical examiner or coroner reports, and postmortem toxicology results. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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CDC’s Injury Center has been the nation’s leading public health authority on violence and injury prevention for over 30 years. Firearm violence has tremendous impact on Americans’ overall safety and wellbeing. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Health, United States provides a wide array of trends in health statistics to policymakers, public health professionals, and the public. It presents statistics in four overarching areas: health status and determinants, health care utilization, health care resources, and health expenditures and payers. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides up-to-date information on tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, mental health and other health-related issues in the United States. Coverage: Substate. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The SEER*Stat statistical software provides a convenient, intuitive mechanism for the analysis of SEER and other cancer-related databases. It is a powerful PC tool to view individual cancer records and to produce statistics for studying the impact of cancer on a population. To use SEER*Stat with the SEER Research Data, you must have access to the data before using the software. Coverage: National. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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CDC Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) is a public resource. This application makes many health-related data sets available to CDC staff, public health departments, researchers, and others. The data help with public health research, decision making, priority setting, program evaluation, and resource allocation. CDC WONDER manages nearly 20 collections of public-use data for U.S. births, deaths, cancer diagnoses, tuberculosis cases, vaccinations, environmental exposures, and population estimates, among many other topics. These data collections are available as online databases, which provide public access to ad-hoc queries, summary statistics, maps, charts, and data extracts. Most of the data are updated annually; some collections are updated monthly or weekly. Coverage: County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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CDC’s Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS™) is an interactive, online source of injury data. Users can access information on fatal and nonfatal injury, cost of injury, and data about social determinants of health related to injury. Data on more than 20 causes of injury among different populations and geographic locations can be explored in WISQARS™. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The U.S. National Diabetes Surveillance System provides resources documenting the public health burden of diabetes and its complications at the national, state, and county level. Coverage: County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Data.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. Coverage: County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Seach resources for identifying senior health officials, state, local, and territorial health departments, and tribes and Indian organizations. Coverage: City. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Johns Hopkins experts in global public health, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness have been at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19.This website is a resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care, and save lives. JHU stopped collecting data as of 3/10/2023. Coverage: County. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The nonfatal drug overdose data on this dashboard come from CDC’s Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (DOSE) system, which captures electronic health record information in syndromic surveillance systems. This dashboard represents the most up-to-date dataA that CDC’s DOSE system has available and is updated shortly after new data are made available each month. Coverage: State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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While prescription opioids are not a primary driver of drug overdose currently in the United States, they do currently contribute to opioid-related deaths. The data in the maps show the geographic distribution in the United States, at both the state and county level, of retail pharmacy dispensed opioid prescriptions per 100 persons per year. Coverage: State, County AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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Earth is home to more than eight billion people who depend on the planet’s habitats and resources and the societies they support for food, shelter, wealth, safety and other essential needs. Instrument’s aboard Earth-observing satellites can track human activities, such as the conversion of natural land to urban areas, the cultivation of agricultural land, and our movement and consumption of natural resources. NASA’s human dimension data products include hourly fossil-fuel emissions, inland water measurements, deforested area maps, seasonal hunting conditions, road network maps, wildfire burn scar assessments, human population measurements, air pollution tracking, socioeconomic and demographic household surveys, and vulnerability to climate change analysis. Coverage: Latitude/Longitude AI/AN Inclusive: Unknown.
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ART data are made available as part of the National ART Surveillance System (NASS) that collects success rates, services, profiles and annual summary data from fertility clinics across the U.S. There are four datasets available: ART Services and Profiles, ART Patient and Cycle Characteristics, ART Success Rates, and ART Summary. All four datasets may be linked by “ClinicID.” ClinicID is a unique identifier for each clinic that reported cycles. Coverage: City AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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CDC’s primary publications for STI statistics include an annual report and two supplements. Coverage: City AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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ABCs provides estimates of invasive disease burden and trends for five pathogens. ABCs monitors changes in antimicrobial resistance and other characteristics over time through collection of bacterial isolates and demographic and clinical data. At this time, ABCs conducts surveillance for: Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Group B Streptococcus (GBS), Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The CPSC National Injury Information Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) provides incident data involving consumer products from various data sources and publishes incident reports involving consumer products that meet eligibility criteria on www.saferproducts.gov. The Clearinghouse provides updates on the status of reports and works with those reporting consumer product related incidents to meet publication eligibility. In addition, the Clearinghouse also disseminates information relating to the prevention of death and injury associated with consumer products. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) system is a computer-based health information system with broad analytical capabilities. It utilizes health personnel and related secondary data that are available on a compatible basis for all counties in the U.S. The data can help users acquire information from over 50 data sources on Health Care Professions, Health Facilities, Populations, Economics, Health Professions Training, Hospital Utilization, Hospital Expenditures, and Environment. Coverage: By County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The N-SUMHSS is an annual survey of substance use disorder and mental health treatment facilities in the United States. This information is of interest to federal, state, and local governments, as well as the behavioral health research community. Coverage: By City. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs) use the URS to put together and report annual data. This is a part of SAMHSA’s Community Mental Health Services Block Grant. URS is part of an effort to use data in decision support and planning in public mental health systems. The effort also attempts to use data in supporting program accountability. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) is a free, web-based tool that provides near real-time suspected overdose surveillance data across jurisdictions to support public safety and public health efforts to mobilize an immediate response to a sudden increase, or spike in overdose events. Coverage: By County. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a web-based repository of reports containing information on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related to health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers. Established by Congress in 1986, it is a workforce tool that prevents practitioners from moving state to state without disclosure or discovery of previous damaging performance.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 requires the adoption of a standard unique identifier for health care providers. The NPI Final Rule issued January 23, 2004, adopted the NPI as this standard. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is the 10-digit standard unique health identifier for health care providers. All health care providers may obtain an NPI. Health care providers are individuals or organizations that render health care as defined at 45 C.F.R. § 160.103. The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) maintained by CMS assigns NPI(s) to health care providers and is the database that stores and manages all NPIs. Coverage: By County. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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The U.S. Climate Divisional Dataset (nClimDiv) is derived from the nClimGrid-Monthly dataset from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information—a long-term temporally and spatially complete dataset from 1895–present for the contiguous United States. The dataset provides temperature, precipitation and drought indices, as well as heating and cooling degree days. Coverage is provided for U.S. climate divisions, states, multi-state regions, and the nation. Text output, and static and interactive graphs are available. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The VaxView websites provide vaccination coverage data for all ages. Monitoring coverage for recommended vaccinations across the country helps CDC assess how well local areas, states, and the nation are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Social vulnerability refers to the demographic and socioeconomic factors (such as poverty, lack of access to transportation, and crowded housing) that adversely affect communities that encounter hazards and other community-level stressors. These stressors can include natural or human-caused disasters (such as tornadoes or chemical spills) or disease outbreaks (such as COVID-19). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Social Vulnerability Index (hereafter, CDC/ATSDR SVI or SVI) is a place-based index, database, and mapping application designed to identify and quantify communities experiencing social vulnerability. The Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) maintains the CDC/ATSDR SVI to help public health officials and local planners better prepare for and respond to emergency events with the goal of decreasing human suffering, economic loss, and health inequities. Coverage: By County. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The NIS provides current, population-based, state and local area estimates of vaccination coverage among children and teens using a standard survey methodology. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The BEAM (Bacteria, Enterics, Ameba, and Mycotics) Dashboard is an interactive tool to access and visualize data from the System for Enteric Disease Response, Investigation, and Coordination (SEDRIC) and the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). CDC uses SEDRIC to coordinate surveillance and response to disease outbreaks linked to food or animal contact, including data integration. The NORS View allows users to search and access data from reports of foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks and enteric (intestinal) disease outbreaks spread by contact with environmental sources, infected people or animals, and other means. Other tabs in the BEAM dashboard focus on data for Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Shigella and Campylobacter bacteria isolated from human specimens, such as stool or blood. This does include some antimicrobial resistance data. Coverage: By State. AI/AN Inclusive: No.
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The Tribal Data Learning Community (TDLC) is a new one-year pilot program for researchers at Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) to conduct research that is meaningful to Tribal communities using CMS data. The CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW) provides researchers with Medicare and Medicaid beneficiary, claims, and assessment data linked by beneficiary across the continuum of care. The Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW) is a research database designed to make Medicare, Medicaid, Assessments, Part C, and Part D Prescription Drug Event data more readily available to support research designed to improve the quality of care and reduce costs and utilization. Coverage: Zip Code. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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South Dakota Department of Health provides data dashboards with an up-to-date view of the health landscape in South Dakota. Data covers including, but not limited to, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, behavioral risk factors, maternal and child health, environmental health, infant mortality and school immunization.
Coverage: Zip Code. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
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Northern Plains Laboratory (NPL) continually strives to meet the clinical laboratory testing needs of the region by utilizing the latest technology. NPL is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation and robotics to ensure quality results in the shortest possible time. We perform greater than 90% of ordered tests at our production center in Bismarck, ND. Coverage: Zip Code. AI/AN Inclusive: Yes.
