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California Health Statistics

 

California Cancer Registry: Data and Statistics - California's statewide population-based cancer surveillance system.  Contains data and statistics on almost all cancers diagnosed in California.

California Department of Public Health Statistics - Statistical and data tables produced by the CA Department of Public Health.

California Health Care Quality Report Cards - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

California Health Interview Survey - provides data on California s as well as on the states various racial and ethnic groups.

California's Health Care Workforce - Five Almanac guides explore selected health professions, providing data on wages, education, and workplaces.

California Health Ranking - United Health Foundation, America's Health Rankings.

California Nurses Facts and Figures - This Almanac snapshot examines nurse supply, education, and demographics.

Cancer Profiles: California - Quick and easy access to descriptive cancer statistics.

State Profiles: California - Project of the Kaiser Family Foundation and provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data.

CA Department of Public Health: California Tobacco Control Branch - Yearly California Tobacco Facts and Figures reports.

CA Department of Public Health: Occupational Health Branch -Statistics related to worker health in CA.

Data Center, Kids Count: Health Statistics - California health profile of child well-being.


San Diego

Community Health Statistics - Health & Human Services Agency provides health statistics that describe health behaviors, diseases, and injuries for specific populations, in addition to  health trends and comparisons to national targets.

Census Bureau: San Diego City Quick Facts - Quick Facts collects some demographic data for a given area.

SD County Medical Examiner: Statistics - Reports on causes of death in the county.

 

USA Health Statistics

 

America's Health Rankings - United Health Foundation, America's Health Rankings.

CDC Data & Statistics by Topic - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - The CDC's weekly report on illnesses and accidents compiled from U.S. departments of health.

Collection of Biostatistics Research Archive (COBRA) - Scholar-driven repository of biostatistic working papers.

FastStats - Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically.

Gapminder USA - Compare the US states against each other.

Health, United States - an annual report on trends in health statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National Cancer Institute Statistics - Find the latest topical reports, interactive maps and graphs, and cancer statistics by cancer type, geographic area, and demographic subgroups.

CDC A-Z Index - Provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources – and over 900 topics in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A-Z Index.

National Transportation Statistics -  Prepared by Research and Special Programs Administration, Transportation Systems Center, Transportation Information Division, Statistical Information Reporting Branch.

Partners in Information Access for in Public Health Workforce - Provides data about public health workforce

Pew Internet & American Life Project, Topic: Health - A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

State Cancer Profiles - Quick and easy access to descriptive cancer statistics.

State Health Facts - State Health Facts is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states.

State Snapshots - State Snapshots, compiled by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, provide State-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their State. 

     

Statistics Searches

The following article searches contain health statistics:

CINAHL Asthma
CINAHL Autism
CINAHL Cancer
CINAHL Diabetes
CINAHL Depression
CINAHL Hypertension
CINAHL Obesity and children
CINAHL Smoking and pregnancy
CINAHL Substance abuse
CINAHL Suicide
CINAHL Teen pregnancy

CINAHL Statistics

How to Find Health Statistics in CINAHL

(1) Open CINAHL database

(2) Click advanced search

(3) Scroll down to publication type

(4) In the publication type box, select statistics

(5) To limit your results to current or historical statistics, use the date slider on the left side of the database.