Health Information and Statistics

The Texas Department of State Health Services Medical and Research Library staff have identified several health information and statistical web sites. This is not a comprehensive list and should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any product or endorsement of the information's accuracy. The library staff make an ongoing effort to keep the links up-to-date. We would appreciate you e-mailing us at library@dshs.state.tx.us if you experience any difficulties or if you would like to recommend additional links.

Health Information
Commercial Health Information Links
Other DSHS Medical and Reserach Library Health Information Links
Statistics

Health Information

• Cross-Cultural Health Information (University of Washington)
• Evaluating Health Information (National Library of Medicine)
• Hardin MD (University of Iowa)
• Health Informatics (National Library of Medicine)
• Health Observances Calendar (National Health Information Center)
• healthfinder (U.S. Health and Human Services)
• Healthy People 2020
• Medical Dictionary from MedlinePLUS (National Library of Medicine)
• MEDLINEplus (National Library of Medicine)
• Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
• Science.gov (Index to government-sponsored science research)
• Spanish Language Patient Education Resources (Oregon Health Sciences Univ.)
• USA-Mexico Border Health (University of North Dakota Rural Assistance Center)

Commercial Health Information Links

• Healthopedia.com
• InteliHealth (Aetna)
• MayoClinic.com (Mayo Clinic Health Information)
• MedicineNet.com
• NetWellness (Univ. of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve Univ., Ohio State Univ.)

Other DSHS Medical and Research Library Health Information Links

• Government and Legal Resources
• Health Associations
• Other Libraries
• PubMed

Statistics

• 2000 Census Data (U.S. Census Bureau)
• AHRQ Data and Surveys (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• AHRQ Measuring Healthcare Quality and Disparities (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Census State Data Centers (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Center for Health Statistics (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
• FedStats (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
• Global Health Observatory (World Health Organization)
• Health Data Tools and Statistics (Partners in Health Information Access to Public Health Professionals)
• Medicaid/Medicare Statistics (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• National Center for Health Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
• OSHA Statistics & Data (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Research and Statistics (Texas Health & Human Services Commission)
• State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Texas Health Care Statistics (Texas Health Care Information Council, Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
• Texas State Data Center
• Vital Statistics of the United States (CDC) – See “Historical Volumes” for 1890-1936 information 
• WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information System)

External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to people with disabilities.