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Data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas.
http://www.paho.org/english/country.htm
Largest all-payer collection of hospital inpatient care statistical information in the United States. Includes a national database and the database of 22 states.
http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/
The statistics unit provides information on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities that occur in Connecticut.
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/shstats.htm
Health information to enhance the public's health. FAQs discuss vital statistics and who is collecting and accessing them.
http://www.naphsis.org/
Serves as the statutory public advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the area of health data and statistics.
http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/
Health and health-related statistical information.
http://www.who.int/whosis/
Health care statistics from the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html
A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level.
http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/hcupnet.htm
A resource for free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 US states. View state profiles or compare state data by choosing from over 200 topics.
http://statehealthfacts.kff.org/
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
http://www.bls.gov/iif/
The world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
Information relating to food consumption surveys conducted by USDA
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301 Moved Permanently The document has moved here....Report from the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. "Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33 million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United States each year."
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer741/
This manual attempts to facilitate efficient access to data from federally funded large-scale surveys which contain specific reference to chiropractic and complementary/alternative healthcare. [Short survey to be completed before access to manual - ed]
http://w3.palmer.edu/carber/compilation/manualhome.asp
Compilations of statistics from federal sources, arranged by disease or geographic area. Includes links to more in-depth online resources. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
http://www.aha.org/aha/resource_...cts/fast_facts_US_hospitals.html