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Data Warehouse on Trends in Health and Aging [PDF | 350KB]
The Data Warehouse on Trends in Health and Aging is a publicly available, web-based compilation of data on the health and well-being of older Americans which can be viewed in ready-made tables or user-defined custom tables. It is supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. Trend data on longevity, health spending, health care use, socioeconomic status, disability, health status, injury, chronic conditions and much more are available. |
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Health Indicators Warehouse Launched
Health Indicators Warehouse site, launched by HHS, provides data for national, state and local health indicators and will serve as the hub for HHS Community Health Data Initiative in an effort to address data transparency. |
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Robert Wood Johnson Launches County Health Rankings 
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched an online tool that ranks state counties by health status, taking into account clinical care, socioeconomic and environmental factors. |
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Kaiser Fast Facts
Providing Easy Access to the Latest Health Policy Facts and Data- The Kaiser Family Foundation launched Kaiser Fast Facts, a new component of its kff.org Web site, featuring QuickTakes and Kaiser Slides – two new tools providing direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. |
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The National Center for Health Statistics
Statistics is the principal health statistics agency for the nation. The site is designed to provide quick and easy access to the wide range of information and data available, including HHS surveys and data collection systems, reports, initiatives, research and development activities, publications, and FastStats. |
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HHS Data Council
The HHS Data Council coordinates all health and human services data collection and analysis activities of the Department of Health and Human Services, including an integrated data collection strategy, coordination of health data standards and health and human services and privacy policy activities. |
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National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
CDC provides access to critical breast and cervical cancer screening services for underserved women in the United States, the District of Columbia, 4 U.S. territories, and 13 American Indian/Alaska Native organizations. |
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CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The BRFSS, the world’s largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States. Information from the survey is used to improve the health of the American people. |
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State Health Facts Online
The Kaiser Family Foundation has launched a new Internet resource that offers comprehensive and current health information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. State Health Facts Online, at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org, offers health policy information on a broad range of issues such as managed care, health insurance coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid, Medicare, women's health, minority health, and HIV/AIDS. This free resource - intended for journalists, state and federal policymakers, researchers, and other interested parties -- allows users to easily view information for a single state or compare and rank data across all 50 states and compare it to U.S. totals. Information on more than 200 topics is displayed in easy-to-read tables and color-coded maps, and can be downloaded for customized comparisons. |
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