Finding and Using Health Statistics Tutorial
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/index.htm


County Statistics

County Health Rankings
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
This site ranks each county within the 50 states according to its health outcomes and the multiple health factors that determine a county’s health. Each county receives a summary rank for its health outcomes and health factors and also for the four different types of health factors: health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment. Each county can also drill down to see specific county-level data (as well as state benchmarks) for the measures upon which the rankings are based.

GeorgiaData (online version of the Georgia County Guide)
https://georgiadata.org

CDC: Diseases and Conditions
http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/
The CDC has compiled data and statistics for major health topics. Please note that not all diseases and conditions have statistics for the county level.

OASIS
http://oasis.state.ga.us Georgia Division of Public Health. Use OASIS to access Georgia vital statistics, maternal and child health, Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry, and population data. Select data by age, race, sex, county or year. A GIS mapping tool is also available.

Georgia Government Management Indicators
https://www.dca.ga.gov/local-government-assistance/office-research/government-management-indicators-gomi-survey/gomi-survey Department of Community Affairs. This survey collects data on local government operations, including financial management practices, service delivery arrangements, public facilities provided, and planning efforts. This information is helpful in identifying trends in local government operations.

American FactFinder
http://factfinder2.census.gov/ Census Bureau. Find the latest state and county U. S. Census data. Demographic, housing, economic, household, and population change data is available.

State and County QuickFacts
http://www.census.gov/quickfacts Census Bureau. QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.

FedStats
http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov Access official statistics collected and published by more than 100 federal agencies. Users can profile a state, county, federal judicial district, or congressional district to see a summary of economic and population trends, education, health care costs, and more.

HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov This mapping tool from the Health Resources and Services Administration allows users to create maps and reports that display health systems and population data by county, zip code, Congressional district, and more. Maps can also be created to display HRSA grant awards data, hospitals, nursing facilities, MSAs and more.

USDA Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america Access official statistics collected and published by more than 100 federal agencies. Users can profile a state, county, federal judicial district, or congressional district to see a summary of economic and population trends, education, health care costs, and more.

Rural Health Explorer
https://www.healthlandscape.org/ruralhealthexplorer/ The Explorer includes the Rural Population Health Mapper, Appalachia Community Data Portal, and Rural Health Workforce Mapper. The Explorer also includes other mapping tools focused on health behaviors, health outcomes, and healthy living assets in non-urban counties across the U.S., as well as the entire Appalachian region. .

PeriStats
http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/ Developed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center, PeriStats provides free access to U.S., state, city, and county maternal and infant health data. Users can make maps and create graphs based on the data available.

KIDS COUNT
http://www.gafcp.org/index.php/count/main/ KIDS COUNT is a state and national effort to track the status of children. Georgia KIDS COUNT provides current county data on 26 indicators in 5 areas: Healthy Children, School Readiness, School Success, Strong Families, and Self-sufficient Families. Users can compare multiple counties or download county fact sheets.

Georgia Department of Labor Market Information
http://www.dol.state.ga.us/em/get_labor_market_information.htm The GDOL provides a wide array of infomation about Georgia's economy, job market, business, and workforce. Get data on occupational trends, industry data, occupational wages, and other workforce information through their dynamic and interactive information system, Georgia LaborMarket Explorer.

U.S. Health Map
https://vizhub.healthdata.org/subnational/usaWith this interactive map, you can explore health trends in the United States at the county level for both sexes for: 29 cancers, 21 major causes of death, life expectancy, smoking, obesity, physical activity, alcohol use, hypertension, and diabetes. Use the settings at the top to select a year, cause of death, and sex. Use the time trend menu on the right to explore time trends for specific counties. Includes U.S. County Profiles


State Statistics

County Health Rankings
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
This site ranks each county within the 50 states according to its health outcomes and the multiple health factors that determine a county’s health. Each county receives a summary rank for its health outcomes and health factors and also for the four different types of health factors: health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment. Each county can also drill down to see specific county-level data (as well as state benchmarks) for the measures upon which the rankings are based.

Kaiser State Health Facts
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/
Contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Compare Georgia to other states or to national data.

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
Database from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control provides customized reports of national and state injury-related data, including fatal injuries, leading cause of death, and years of potential life lost.

Childstats
http://www.childstats.gov
Offers federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

OASIS: Online Analytical Statistical Information System
http://oasis.state.ga.us/

Georgia QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/13,00

The Georgia Epidemiology Report
http://dph.georgia.gov/epidemiology

Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
http://dph.georgia.gov/georgia-behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-brfss

Healthy People 2020 Tracking Data
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/data-search/Search-the-Data

Chronic Conditions Dashboard
https://www.ccwdata.org/web/guest/home
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid presents 2011 state, Hospital Referral Region, and national comparison data on the prevalence of chronic conditions, as well as Medicare costs and utilization measures for beneficiaries with chronic conditions.

CDC: Diseases and Conditions
http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/
The CDC has compiled information for major health topics provide data and statistics. Please note that not all diseases and conditions have statistics for the county level.

America's Health Rankings
http://www.americashealthrankings.org/
For nearly 3 decades, America’s Health Rankings has provided an analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis by evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings.


National and International Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

CDC Data and Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm

CDC Wonder: access to over twenty data sets
http://wonder.cdc.gov/

HealthData.gov
http://www.healthdata.gov

Disease Trends @ MMWR
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/distrnds.html

Census Bureau Home Page
http://www.census.gov/

FedStats Home Page
https://fedstats.sites.usa.gov/

HCUPnet national hospital statistics
http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/

CMS Health Accounts
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/rsds.asp

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Homepage
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Where You Live
https://www3.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm

Unemployment Data
http://www.bls.gov/bls/unemployment.htm

United Nations Statistics Division
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/

World Health Organization Global Health Observatory Data
http://www.who.int/gho/en/


Physician Distribution

   Physician Directory
Type in a zip code, city or state to find office phone numbers, locations, hours, and medicare/medicaid acceptance.

   Look up a Licensed Provider
Search by last name, license number, or city.


Research

Style Guide

APA Style
Purdue's Owl Online Writing Lab

AMA Style Guide
http://researchguides.uic.edu/content.php?pid=172979&sid=1456330

Searching for Articles

PubMed with our library holdings
Use and bookmark this customized version of PubMed to see the items accessible through Mercer Libraries. Click the full text icon to see if we have access; if not, contact the library. When searching, use the following Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to help narrow your search for statistics: economics; epidemiology; incidence; manpower; mortality; prevalence; statistics and numerical data; trends; and utilization.

AGRICOLA
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) supports this agricultural citation database, including journal articles, book chapters, short reports, and reprints.

ERIC
A bibliographic database of over one million abstracts of journal articles and reports in education from the U.S. Department of Education. This database uses its own thesaurus of subject headings. If you Browse the Thesaurus by Category, you can see that the category Research and Theory contain a number of useful terms such as National Surveys and State Surveys.

SafetyLit
SafetyLit is a collection of abstracts of English language reports from researchers in several disciplines relevant to preventing unintentional injuries, violence, and self-harm. The search interface allows you to limit your search by research methods, surveillance, prevalence, occurrence, cost, and more.


Publications

Health, United States
Annual compilation by the CDC and NCHS includes 146 tables divided into four main categories: health status and determinants, utilization of resources, health care resources, and health care expenditures.

Healthy People 2020
Defines the health objectives for the U.S. for the next decade. Continues the work started with Healthy People and Healthy People 2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Weekly publication presenting data on reportable diseases (such as AIDS, hepatitis, and tuberculosis) broken down by region and state, along with articles on specific epidemiological topics. The last issue of the year includes annual summary data.