Vital Statistics of California
Annual report of births, deaths, and fetal deaths by county
In the library: f HA 261 .V57 1964-2004 and f RA 407.4 .C2 A32 1952--1962-63/4
[California] County Health Status Profiles online 1999-
In the library: 1st floor, Government Information, California H 1150 .C68 1993-2006
Health Data Summaries for California Counties
In the library: 1st floor, Government Information, California H 987 .H41
biennial, 1980-2006
California Health Data and Statistics Soruces:
• Vital Records Data & Statistics Department of Public Health
• Diseases and Conditions Department of Public Health
Some have statistical information.
• Open Data Portal, Health & Human Services Agency
• Data & Statistics Department of Health Care Services
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
"A collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute."
County demographics, specific indicators for measures of health, leading causes of death, etc. for counties.
Diabetes Interactive Atlases CDC
View data and trends for diagnosed diabetes (new and existing cases), obesity, and leisure-time physical inactivity at national, state, and county levels.
(Methodology for county-level estimates)
Diabetes in California Counties Diabetes Coalition of California
Links to the reports are at the bottom of this page.
California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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County Health Rankings
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Ranks counties according to its health outcomes and the multiple health factors that determine a county’s health. Each county can also drill down to see specific county-level data for the measures upon which the rankings are based.
Food Environment Atlas Economic Research Service, USDA
County-level statistics on three broad categories of food environment factors: Food Choices, Health and Well-Being, and Community Characteristics.
Documentation often links to the source reports.
Healthy People 2010: A 2010 Profile of Health Status in the San Joaquin Valley. (pdf)
Fresno State. Central California Health Policy Institute