LibGuides: Health Promotion: Statistics

Health Statistics on the Internet

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Also from the CDC, this system has been collecting data since 1984. Its data has been used to help build health promotion acitivities nationwide.
MedlinePlus Health Statistics
Provides numerous links for various statistics.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
From the CDC. This brings together data from several sources. Scroll down the Home Page to find "Topics" and "Data and Tools." "Data Visualizations" are located under "Data and Tools."

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
In addition to national data, you will find state statistics here too.
Kentucky State Data Center
The Kentucky State Data Center (KSDC) is the state’s lead agency in the U.S. Census Bureau’s State Data Center Program and Kentucky’s official clearinghouse for Census data. Going to "Data Sources by Topic" will take you to the option of narrowing down by "Health."
State Health Facts
You can search by keyword in the search bar, or you can scroll down the page to explore various options.

Don't forget to check out State Health Department websites!

U.S. Census Bureau
Scroll down the homepage to "Need data quickly?" and click on "View QuickFacts." This will allow you to find local data.
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
You can click on "Health Data" at the top or scroll down and search by zip code.
City Health Dashboard
Contains loads of data on urban areas.
Rural Data Explorer
The goal of the site is to help educate on rural health needs in order to address them. Lots of charts and maps.

Don't forget to check out County/City Health Department websites!