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HEALTH STATISTICS

American Hospital Directory - Searchable directory with free data on services provided, beds and utilization statistics, financial statistics, and inpatient and outpatient statistics.  Not all figures are available for each hospital.

FedStats - FedStats links to official statistical information available to the public from more than 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. Search by topic links, agencies, or use the search engine.

NAACR - This site contains comprehensive cancer statistics from North America. A search feature, CINA+, is included for easier access.

National Center for Health Statistics - Maintained by the CDC, this site will provide access to the National Vital Statistics System and to CDC Wonder, a searchable database.

OSHA Workplace Injury and Illness Statistics - Safety and health statistics are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor and OSHA.

SEER - The SEER Program of the National Cancer Institute provides information on cancer incidence and survival in the U.S. CANQUES, an interactive system, allows for direct access to specified cancer statistics.

State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services - Center for Health Statistics - The Center for Health Statistics (CHS) collects, researches, analyzes, and disseminates New Jersey health data and information. Statistics are available on the state or county level.

WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System) - This site contains health and health-related statistical information from the World Health Organization.

 

NON-HEALTH STATISTICS

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Provides U.S. and foreign statistics on employment and economic issues.

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Other Statistical Sites - Provides links to U.S. Federal Statistical Agencies and to International Agencies.

Bureau of the Census - Access to timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. A search feature and data access tools are included to ease in your search.

CDC Wonder - The CDC WONDER database is an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available to the public.

FedStats - FedStats links to official statistical information available to the public from more than 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. Search by topic links, agencies, or use the search engine.

OSHA Statistics & Data - Safety and health statistics are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor and OSHA.

Statistical Abstract of the United States - This publication of the U.S. Census Bureau contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected international data. The Abstract is also a guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.

White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room - Links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies will provide access to current Federal economic indicators. Click on the desired topic from the list located in the left sidebar.

 

NEW JERSEY STATISTICS

Division of Communicable Diseases Statistics - (NJ Department of Health and Senior Services) Data by county for 1988-2004.

New Jersey Center for Health Statistics - The New Jersey Center for Health Statistics is your source for state and local (primarily by county) statistics.

Births by Municipality (NJ Center for Health Statistics) - Covers 1989-1997.  Check New Jersey Health Statistics for 1998 and onward.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (NJ Center for Health Statistics)  -The BRFSS monitors major behavioral risk factors and chronic conditions associated with disability and death among adults. Beginning in July 2001, New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey reports have been incorporated into the Topics in Health Statistics series http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/topics.htm.

Cancer Among Hispanics In New Jersey, 1990-1996 (NJ Office of Cancer Epidemiology) - Statistics by race/ethnicity (Hispanics, Non-Hispanic Whites, and Blacks), gender, and age. 

Crime Reports and Statistics - Fatal accident statistics, crime index trends and the Uniform Crime Report from the NJ State Police.

County Health Status Profiles (NJ Center for Health Statistics) - Population by age, natality, mortality, and morbidity.  Covers to 2000.

Health Insurance Coverage in New Jersey (NJ Center for Health Statistics) - Figures by age, race, income, employment, education, and sex.  Covers 1995-2002.

New Jersey Health Statistics (NJ Center for Health Statistics)  - Population, marriage & divorce, natality (births), morbidity (diseases), and mortality (deaths).  Covers 1993-2002.

New Jersey State Health Assessment Data - New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) is an interactive tool that provides users with customized tables and maps of New Jersey health data. Statistics related to birth, death and marriage are available, some by municipality.

New Jersey Vaccine Preventable Childhood Diseases Preliminary 2002 Morbidity By County - Data on Pertussis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Polio, and Hib. Also available for 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997.

Healthy New Jersey 2010 State Health Issues Opinion Survey (NJ Department of Health and Senior Services)
Results of a public opinion poll of views on health issues. Conducted by the Eagleton Institute.

Healthy New Jersey 2010: 2005 Update - Healthy New Jersey 2010 is a set of health objectives that New Jersey is aiming to achieve over the first decade of the new century. See how the state is doing with this update.

New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJ Department of Health and Senior Services) -Data covers 1979-2000, depending on the table.

Traumatic Brain Injury in New Jersey - Statistical summaries based on data from the Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System for 1994, 1997 and 1999.

Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) - Includes tables of incidence rates and case counts for New Jersey Occupational Injuries and Illnesses from 1996 to 2004. The tables are in PDF format and require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. There is also a searchable database .

MapStats: New Jersey (FedStats)
Here you can retrieve, by state or county, statistics on a wide variety of topics, including superfund sites, births and deaths, and crime.  For more statistics see FedStats: Subjects A to Z.

New Jersey Health Facts (U.S. National Center for Health Statistics) - Selected vital and insurance statistics, with links to more comprehensive data.

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book (U.S. Census Bureau) - 1997-98 data for states, metropolitan areas, counties, and some cities.  Includes vital and health statistics, hospital statistics, and more.  There is ordering information for the print and CD-ROM versions.  This site is in PDF format and requires an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

En Español

Datos y Estadísticas del Cáncer en los Hispanos/Latinos: 2003-2005 - Un folleto de la Sociedad Americana del Cáncer.  Este sitio está en formato PDF y se requiere un programa especial, Adobe Acrobat Reader, para poder verlo. Usted puede obtener este programa en http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html

Estadísticas de Salud en MedlinePlus - En esta página encontrará información proveniente de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de los EE.UU. (NIH, siglas en inglés) y de otras fuentes de confianza. MedlinePlus es un portal de Intenet que le ofrece al público información sobre la salud proveniente de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los EE. UU.

Organización Mundial de la Salud: Estados Unidos de América - La Organización Mundial de la Salud, el organismo de las Naciones Unidas especializado en salud, presenta estos enlaces para estadísticas relacionados a la salud en los EE.UU.  Algunos de los recursos están en inglés.

Tablas sobre Tendencias en la Salud y el Envejecimiento - Este sitio Web contiene tablas que describen las tendencias en la salud y el envejecimiento. Las tablas pueden ser consultadas electrónicamente o pueden ser guardadas en su computadora.

 

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