Health Information and Statistics

The Texas Department of State Health Services Medical and Research Library staff have identified several health information and statistical websites. 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. Please email library@dshs.texas.gov if you experience any difficulties or if you would like to recommend additional links.

Health Information
Other DSHS Medical and Research Library Health Information Links
Statistics

Health Information

• EthnoMed: Cross-Cultural Health Information (University of Washington)
• Evaluating Health Information (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  
• Health Informatics (National Library of Medicine)
  
• Health Information in Many Languages (Medline PLUS)
• Healthy People 2030 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• MedlinePLUS (National Library of Medicine)
• Merck Manual of Medical Information - Consumer Edition
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR - 'The Voice of the CDC') 
• MyHealthfinder (U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services)
• National Health Observances (Health.gov)
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce 
  
• Rural Health Information Hub 
  

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Other DSHS Medical and Research Library Health Information Links

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

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Statistics 

• 2010 Census (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 Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau)
• American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Census State Data Centers (U.S. Census Bureau)
  
• 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)
• 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)
• Texas Center for Health Statistics (Texas Department of State Health Services)
• Texas Demographic Center
• Vital Statistics of the United States (CDC) 
• WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information System)

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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.