Title: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Office of Applied Studies

Link: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/
Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies collects and reports on national and State data to assist policymakers, treatment providers and patients make informed decisions regarding the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. 

Title: United Nations: Model Life Table for Developing Countries

Link: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/Model_Life_Tables/Model_Life_Tables.htm
Description: This United Nations report from 1982 presents model life tables for developing countries. It gives sets of age-sex patterns of mortality which are based on reliably documented developing country data, thus supplementing the Coale-Demeny model life tables extracted mainly from historical European experience.

Title: UNData

Link: http://data.un.org
Description:

"The new UN data access system (UNdata) will improve the dissemination of statistics by UNSD to the widest possible audience. An easy to use data access system was developed that meets UNSD’s vision of providing an integrated information resource with current, relevant and reliable statistics free of charge to the global community."

Title: Injury Fact Sheets and Topics - NCIPC

Link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm
Description: Fact sheets about injuries from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) of the CDC. Broad topics include: General Injury and Acute Care, Unintentional Injury and Violence.

Title: Statehealthfacts.org

Link: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp
Description: Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on more than 500 health topics and is linked to both the Kaiser Family Foundation website (www.kff.org) and KaiserNetwork.org (www.kaisernetwork.org).

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.

The data are based on an analysis of the Census Bureau’s March 2005 and 2006 Current Population Surveys (CPS; Annual Social and Economic Supplements) and are restricted to the civilian (not active duty military) population. The state data represent 2-year averages.

Title: WHO: Data and Statistics

Link: http://www.who.int/research/en/
Description: Gateway to international health data and statistics published online by the World Health Organization, including the following:

• WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS): National statistics for 50 core indicators on mortality, morbidity, risk factors, service coverage, and health systems.
  
• WHO Global InfoBase Online: Data on chronic diseases and their risk factors for all WHO Member States.
  
• Global Health Atlas:Standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels.
  
• Regional statistics: Statistical information from WHO Regional Offices.
• Data by Categories: Mortality and Health Status, Diseases, Coverage of Services, Risk Factors, and Health Systems.
  

Title: National Center for Health Statistics Data Warehouse: NCHS Public-Use Data Files and Documentation

Link: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpdata/ftpdata.htm
Description: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) offers downloadable public-use data files through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)/FTP file server. Users of this service have access to data sets, documentation, and questionnaires from NCHS surveys and data collection systems.

Provides access to a wide range of data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics, including data from the following: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), National Health Care Surveys (NHCS), National Vital Statistics System, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), National Immunization Survey (NIS), and Longitudinal Studies of Aging (LSOA).

Title: HCUPnet

Link: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
Description: HCUPnet is an on-line query system that gives access to the largest set of all-payer health care databases that are publicly available. Generate tables and graphs on national and regional statistics and trends for community hospitals in the U.S.
In addition, community hospital data are available for those States that have agreed to participate in HCUPnet. HCUPnet is part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). HCUPnet generates statistics using data from HCUP's Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), and the State Inpatient Databases (SID). HCUP data are used for research on hospital utilization, access, charges, quality and outcomes.
The data are used to describe patterns of care for uncommon as well as common diseases, to analyze hospital procedures, including those that are performed infrequently, and to study the care of population sub-groups such as minorities, children, women, and the uninsured. Researchers and policymakers use HCUP data to identify, track, analyze and compare hospital statistics at the national, regional and State levels.
For more information go to: HCUP-US Web site: http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/

Title: LexisNexis Statistical [University Authentication Required]

Link: http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/stat.cgi
Description: "Index to statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities."

Title: Access to Disability Data: Chartbook on Disability in the U.S.

Link: http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/disability/index.php
Description: "Our statutory charge at the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is to support research in order to maximize the self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities of all ages. NIDRR has a leadership role in improving federal disability data, and in making the data more available."