Community Health Care and Organization
Scholarly Articles
Websites
Scholarly Articles
Databases to search
The EBSCO health databases, OT Search, MEDLINE and/or PubMED are the logical places to begin a search for journal articles. Depending on the topic, you may also find information in the following groups of databases:
- Education - EBSCO and ProQuest
- Psychology
- Sociology
Search tips
- broaden your search by including synonyms for statistics
statistics or surveys or prevalence or occurrance, etc.- broaden your search by truncating
occur* = occur, occurs, occuring, occurance, etc.- focus your search by limiting your search to one database and using limits
CINAHL
limit the Publication Type to StatisticsPubMed Journal Articles
National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area
National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area journal articles.
Websites
Access to Disability Data
Disabilty reports on mental health, women, the workplace and the U.S.
AgingStats.gov
Links to data sources about the elderly.Are They Really Ready to Work? Employers' Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants the the 21st Century U.S. Workforce
A report on the Society for Human Resources Management survey results of the "corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce".Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
" The site contains substantial information on the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), aging, disabled children, fair housing, mental health care, and advance directives. The site offers frequent alerts on new legislation and court cases relating to mental health law." (LII)Center for Personal Assistance Services
"The CPAS provides research, training, dissemination and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services (PAS) in the United States."
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
National and state data sets.Demographic and Health Surveys
Provides data on men, women, families, and health for Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Country level fact sheets summarizing social and health data are available.
Disability Statistics
"The DisabilityStatistics.org web site condenses several data sources into a single, user-friendly, accessible, Internet resource.It also provides essential background information on key issues related to disability statistics."Disability Statistics Center
"The Disability Statistics Center produces and disseminates policy-relevant statistical information on the demographics and status of people with disabilities in American society." The Resources page provides links to sources for disability statistics.Fedstats
Statistical information from more than 100 government agencies organized in a subject-based A-Z Index. There's a search engine that currently covers 70 agencies. Also organized by Agencies, Programs, and Regional Statistics (federal agencies that provide state, county and local area data). (Librarian Index tot he Internet)The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
"This reference book describes four pivotal aspects of how the Medicaid program operates -- who it covers, what it covers, how it is financed, and how it is administered."Mental Health America
MHA (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is a nonprofit "dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives." Its site provides facts sheets on mental health topics by audience (such as older adults), issue (such as eating disorders and depression), and disorders and treatment (such as bipolar disorder and phobias). Also includes material about policy issues and advocacy efforts, paying for medications, and links to news.(LII)Mental Health Disorders
Mental health websites compiled by Best of the Web.National Alliance on Mental Illness
A mental health advocacy agency that provides brief educational summaries of mental disorders.National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)
Data on the aging process.National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
Links to national health studies.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
National and state data on traffic deaths.National Organization on Disability
Links to resources with disabilities statistics.Pennsylvania Statistics
Disability Resources.Org
Links to disability information resources in Pennsylvania.E-Guide to Health Statistics for Pennsylvania, Counties and Communities
Links to internet health data report sources for many health subject areas..Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
Create customized data tables, charts, maps and county assessments/profiles of birth, death, cancer, behavioral risk, and population statisticsPennsylvania Disability Data Table From the 2005 American Community Survey
State Health Facts Online
State -level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation...." for all states and U.S. territories. Additionally, there are state comparisons in eleven categories that include demographics and the economy, health status, health coverage and uninsured, health costs and budgets, managed care and health insurance, women's health, minority health, HIV/AIDS, and more. (LII)State Statistics for Pennsylvania
Social Security fact sheet with disability data.Statistical Resources on the Web
A collection of health satistics resources compiled by the University of Michigan Document Center.
U.S. Census BureauDisability
U.S. Census Bureau disability sources.Disability Characteristics
Data for the United States. Data can be modified for smaller geographic regions.Find Disabilies Statistics for Your Community
Directions on using the U.S. Census website to find statistics on disabilities in your community.Statistical Abstract of the United States
Health, nutrition and vital statistics provided by the U.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education
Data and Tables
Digest of Education StatisticsNational Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Information and data releated to health care.Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
"The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984."
Cancer Statistics: National Cancer Institute
"...cancer incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk statistics."CDC Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER)
"Online databases ... for the analysis of public health data."Data and Statistics
CDC web page to construct data searches.Disabilities
Lists disabilities by topic with information on the occurence and links to additional resources.Disabilities/Limitations
Data and resource links compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics.Disability and Health State Chartbook - 2006
Information on the" number and percent of adults with a disability by state and territory... wirh a break down " by age, sex, and race/ethnicity".Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality
"..describes the health of people in each State by sex, race, and age by reporting current data on critical issues of relevance to women."Longitudinal Studies of Aging
"...a multicohort study of persons 70 years of age and over designed primarily to measure changes in the health, functional status, living arrangements, and health services utilization."MedlinePlus: Health Statistics
The National Library of Medicine links to journal articles and websites with health statistics.National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Information and statistics on chronic diseases.National Center for Health Statistics
Health statistics compiled by the Center for Disease ControlNational Center for Health Statistics - Other Sites
Links to websites with statistical information.
National Eye Institute: Statistics and Data
Data and links to information resources compiled by the National Institutes of Health.National Health Care Surveys
" surveys designed to meet the need for objective, reliable information about the organizations and providers that supply health care, the services rendered, and the patients they serve."
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
A database of organizations that address health issues.
National Hospital Discharge and Ambulatory Surgery Data
Links to surveys and publicationsNational Institute of Mental Health
Statistics related to mental health.National Institute on Drug Abuse
Trends and statistics related to drug use.National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Center for Disease Control occupational data and statistics.National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
"...information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men's and women's health."The National Women's Health Information Center
Links to data and information resources on wonmen's health.Office of Minority Health
Indexes statistical publications, laws, disease control centers, standards, indicators, and more searchable by ethnic group.
SMART: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends
Data of selected metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas from CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Social Security Online - Disability Benefits
Use the search option to find chartbooks, fact sheets and statistical compilations of data at the national, state and congressional district level.Surveillance Epidemiolgy and End Results
Cancer statistics compiled by the National Institutes of HealthWeb-based injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
"...an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data."Women's Health Statistics
Statistics on a variety of women's health issues from the National Women's Health Information Center
U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of StatisticsPrison Statistics
Statistics on mental health, drug use and medical conditions in prison inmates.Special Topics
Links to statistics on intimate partner violence, drugs and crime, etc.U.S. Department of Labor
DisabilityInfo.gov
"...disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, housing, health, technology..."
Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics
Statistics compiled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.WHO Statistical Information System
Data covering "50 core health indicators, which are organized into six major areas: mortality and burden of disease, health service coverage, risk factors, health system inputs, differentials in health outcome and coverage, as well as basic socio-demographic statistics."Women, Minorities & Persons with Disabilities in Science & Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/disability.htm
Statistics compiled by the National Science Foundation.
Updated: January 8, 2009