Health 100 - Contemporary Health: Find Articles from Web Sites

Below are examples of some professional health organizations that maintain current information on health issues and diseases. 

Below is a list of state and federal agencies dedicated to public healthcare issues.  These informative websites have articles from numerous publications that cover the healthcare topics that you will be studying. 

U.S. National Statistics Sites

• State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)

• WHO Global Health Observatory

• Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC)

U.S. State and County Statistics Sites

• America's Health Rankings

• County Health Rankings

• Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care

• SHADAC's Data Center

• State Cancer Profiles (CDC)

• Health System Tracker (Kaiser Family Foundation)

U.S. Statistics for Specific Topics / Groups

• American Hospital Directory

• Cancer Facts & Statistics (ACS)

• Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC)

• Disability (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Fertility (U.S. Census Bureau)

• HCUPNet (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project)

• Health Insurance (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Heart Disease Facts and Statistics (CDC)

• Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics (AHA)

• Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) Annual Reports

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Data

• SAMSHA State Report, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, US States, Washington

• Vaccination Coverage in the U.S

Additional CDC Publications of U.S. Statistics

• Health, United States

• Healthy People

Global Health Statistics