HLTH 250 Public Health: Popular Resources

Key statistics for global health research from the World Health Organization (WHO).

An arm of the Centers for Disease Control, NCHS is the principal U.S. health statistics agency. Data on diseases and conditions, demographics, health insurance, injuries, causes of accidents and death, etc.

Easy access to detailed CDC datasets for downloading. Includes datasets on AIDS, natality, mortality, cancer, environmental, population, STDs, and more.

Surveys and other data on drug and alcohol abuse.

Statistics on the prevalence and treatment of mental illnesses among the U.S. population.

State public health data by county.

State and county level data on a variety of health indicators from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).

Copies of a mandated report to the Legislature on induced abortion in Minnesota, from MDH.

Created and maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains health-related statistics for over 1000 indicators for almost 200 “Member States.”