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Finding Health Statistics

Discover essential strategies for finding health statistics in this informative resource by Nancy B. Clark, M.Ed., Director of Medical Informatics Education at FSU College of Medicine. Explore various types of health statistics, including demographic data and policy indicators, alongside practical tips for conducting research using portals, Google searches, and other resources. Learn how to use tools such as the National Center for Health Statistics and WISQARS to gather data on mortality, morbidity, healthcare costs, and more. Perfect for researchers and health professionals seeking reliable data.

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Finding Health Statistics

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  1. Finding Health Statistics Nancy B. Clark, M.Ed. Director of Medical Informatics Education FSU College of Medicine

  2. Informatics Resources • Topic Areas > Research • Health Statistics

  3. Types of Health Statistics Questions • Fact lookups [population, demographics] • Research • Presentations • Social and Policy indicators

  4. Strategies for Finding Health Stats • Google Search • Use Portal • Start at Internet site • Start with book or article

  5. Internet Portals of Health Stats • Lists of links that provide starting points for browsing or searching • Keyword search in portal vs Google • General idea what you want • The National Center for Health Statistics portal: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ • Health Services Research Information Central (NLM)

  6. MMWR • Morbidity – illness • Mortality – death • http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ • Disease Trends • Tables - searchable

  7. Health Care Cost Data • Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project • HCUPnet • Hospital discharges • Ambulatory service • Costs • Amount of care • By diagnosis and procedure • Surveys of hosp, physicians, nursing homes

  8. Health Consequences • Costs to society, individuals • Cost from care • Costs of illness • Impact on infrastructure • HCFACMS Health Accounts • http://cms.hhs.gov/

  9. Injury Prevention & Control • WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) at CDC • Interactive system • Customized Reports • Fatal and nonfatal injury reports by cause • Violent Death report • http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/ • l

  10. State and International Data • FloridaHealthFinder.gov • Floridahealth.gov/reports-and-data/ • FloridaCharts.com • KFF State Health Facts Online • United Nations Statistics Division • World Health Organization Research Tools

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