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Best Hospitals, Grades, Ratings Databases Diseases Medical Education

Pharmacology Public Health Statistics Statistics on Aging

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Best Hospitals, Grades, Ratings
U.S. News and World Report-Best Hospitals
Center for Medical Consumers
Health Grades
Leapfrog Group

Databases
AgeLine
AgeSource Worldwide
Cares Directory - United Way of New York City
Household Products Database
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Diseases
HealthMap-Global Disease Alert Map
NORD National Organization for Rare Diseases databases

Medical Education
Association of American Medical Colleges

Pharmacology
Electronic Orange Book Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations

Public Health
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

Statistics
Annual Report on Social Indicators 2004. City of New York Dept. of City Planning
Association of American Medical Colleges Surveys and Data
FACTS-medical school applicants etc.
Cancer Incidence in Five Continents
Cancer Trends Progress Report-2007 Update
Child Trends DataBank
Health United States 2007 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Fact Sheets HIV/AIDS, SCHIP, health insurance etc. Global Health Facts HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, health workforce & capacity etc. State Health Facts Health status, Medicaid & SCHIP, women's health, minority health etc.

HIV InSite-Database of Country and Regional Indicators
68 indicators on HIV/AIDS, treatment access, general health, mortality etc.
Kids Count Data Book
March of Dimes Peristats
National Association of Social Workers Center for Workforce Studies
National Study of Licensed Social Workers
New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey-2002 Data Tables
New York City Interactive Health Data

Census 1990-2000 Community Health Survey 2006 Vital Statistics Youth Risk Behavioral Survey

Occupational Outlook Handbook
OECD Health Data
Health and health systems statistics across the OECD countries
Pew Hispanic Center

Statistical Portrait of Hispanics Living in the United States, 2006 U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 2006
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Trust for America's Health

Your State's Health

U.S. Census Bureau

Counties Data files Including data on health, housing, poverty, vital statistics etc.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

AHRQ-Agency for Health Care Research and Quality CAHPS-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems HCUP-Health Care Cost & Utilization Project MEPS-Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2007 State Snapshots Healthcare quality information organized by state CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Wonder Health-Related Quality of Life Prevalence Data National Center for Health Statistics CMS-Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services HRSA-Health Resources and Services Administration Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Data, Primary Care Service Area Data National Cancer Institute Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs

Statistics on Aging
Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs - Status of Geriatrics Workforce Study
CDC Chronic Disease Prevention
2006 Older American Update: Key Indicators of Wellness
SHARE Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Some Things You Always Wanted to Know About Older Europeans.
Includes health, economic situation, employment in 11 European countries for 2004.
Trends in Health and Aging