Statistics

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics - 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/

Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online - 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/

Country Health Profiles - Pan American Health Organization - Data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas.
http://www.paho.org/english/country.htm

Safety and Health Statistics - The statistics unit provides information on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities that occur in Connecticut.
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/shstats.htm

World Health Organization Statistical Information System - Health and health-related statistical information.
http://www.who.int/whosis/

Compilation of Complementary/Alternative Healthcare Data - 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

National Center for Health Statistics - Provides US public health statistics including diseases, pregnancies, births, aging, and mortality. Public use data files are available for download.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

AHRQ: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) - 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/

Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losses - 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/

The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems - Health information to enhance the public's health. FAQs discuss vital statistics and who is collecting and accessing them.
http://www.naphsis.org/

CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - The world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/

Safety and Health Statistics - The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
http://www.bls.gov/iif/