California Health Data and Statistics Sources:
California Department of Public Health:
• County Health Status Profiles online 1999-
• Birth and Death Statistical Reports
• Vital Records Data & Statistics
• Diseases and Conditions
Some have statistical information.
• The California Community Burden of Disease Engine (CCB)
"exploring the intersection between health disparities and place"
Open Data Portal Health & Human Services Agency
Data & Statistics Department of Health Care Services
Kidsdata.org
Data and resources about the health of children in communities across California
California Health Interview Survey UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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Central California Center for Health and Human Services
CCCHHS brings together university resources and community professionals, agencies and organizations to improve the health and welfare of communities located within Central California. There are six institutes and programs that provide research, data and leadership on important issues focusing on Central California.
Fresno
Fresno County Department of Public Health
Fresno State. Central California Health Policy Institute
National
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. Each county can also drill down to see specific county-level data for the measures upon which the rankings are based.
Medline Plus National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine
Up-to-date health information about diseases, conditions, treatments, and wellness issues.
ChildStats Statistics about children and families. Includes data on demographics, socio-economic, health and safety.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
At the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.
• United States Diabetes Surveillance System
"An interactive web application of ... diabetes data and trends at national, state, and county levels."
• Social Vulnerability Index Centers for Disease Control / ATSDR
"the potential negative effects on communities caused by external stresses on human health.
Such stresses include natural or human-caused disasters, or disease outbreaks."
• • Interactive map
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 2030 U.S. Health & Human Services
"Data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade."