Statistical Resources By Subject

Disease Statistics

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is a weekly publication based on reports to the CDC by state health departments. The MMWR weekly contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Print versions of the MMWR are Call number HSL Ref W2.AA1 .M111

CDC WONDER provides access to a variety of reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute provides information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.

National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC)The mission of the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases in the United States and around the world

American Cancer Society: Cancer Statistics The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community- based voluntary health organization. The ACS tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer and the use of screening tests.

American Heart Association's mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The American Heart Association works with government agencies to derive our annual statistics for cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and others. Also includes data on risk factors, nutrition, quality of care, medical procedures and economic cost.

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (CDC)

Large non-profit health organizations are frequently good sources of statistics.

SCHS (State Center for Health Statistics) studies
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Each study presents a specific topic, such as childhood asthma, breast cancer incidence, multiple deliveries, etc. In addition to studies, the State Center for Health Statistics issues Statistical Briefs and Statistical Primers.

• Organization web sites can be located through a search engine such as Google
• The publication, Encyclopedia of Associations (Call number HSL Ref 7 G152) found in the Reference Collection at the Health Sciences Library -- is a good source for finding associations and organizations.
• A list of health organizations on the web is available at Yahoo!: Health/Medicine/Organizations

Organizations associated with diseases and disorders collect statistics about issues that concern them. Look for the term statistics in the sidebars or tabs across the top of the associations's home page. You could use your internet browser's built in Find in this Page feature to search for statistics on the association's home page. If there is a search textbox, try typing the word statistics in the box.

You can do an internet search for an association's full name and statistics. For example a search using these terms American Heart Association statistics brings up a page with cardiovascular disease and stroke statistics. If you are doing an internet search, be sure to validate the source of the statistics (see How to Understand Statistics)

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