AHRQ: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Largest all-payer collection of hospital inpatient care statistical information in the United States. Includes a national database and the database of 22 states.
www.ahrq.gov
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Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losses
Report from the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. 'Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33 million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United States each year.'
www.ers.usda.gov
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CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States.
www.cdc.gov
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Compilation of Complementary/Alternative Healthcare Data
This manual attempts to facilitate efficient access to data from federally funded large-scale surveys which contain specific reference to chiropractic and complementary/alternative healthcare. [Short survey to be completed before access to manual - ed]
w3.palmer.edu
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Country Health Profiles - Pan American Health Organization
Data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas.
www.paho.org
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Food Surveys Research Group
Information relating to food consumption surveys conducted by USDA
www.barc.usda.gov
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HCUPnet
A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level.
www.ahrq.gov
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Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online
A resource for free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 US states. View state profiles or compare state data by choosing from over 200 topics.
statehealthfacts.kff.org
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National Center for Health Statistics
Provides US public health statistics including diseases, pregnancies, births, aging, and mortality. Public use data files are available for download.
www.cdc.gov
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Serves as the statutory public advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the area of health data and statistics.
www.ncvhs.hhs.gov
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