Health Data and Statistics

Coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BRFSS is a state-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury. World’s largest telephone survey; it tracks health risks of adults in the US.

"Provides resources documenting the public health burden of diabetes and its complications in the United States. The surveillance system also includes county-level estimates of diagnosed diabetes and selected risk factors for all U.S. counties to help target and optimize the resources for diabetes control and prevention.

Created by the World Health Organization, GAR is an integrated global alert and response system for epidemics and other public health emergencies based on strong national public health systems and capacity and an effective international system for coordinated response.

CDC’S National HIV Surveillance System is the primary source for monitoring HIV trends in the United States. CDC funds and assists state and local health departments to collect the information. Health departments report de-identified data to CDC so that information from around the country can be analyzed to determine who is being affected and why.

Produced by the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community.

This site lists the surveillance systems to currently used by the CDC to track foodborne, waterborne, and animal contact diseases reported in the United States.

"The National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) is the primary source of HIV data for monitoring cases of HIV infection in the United States and 6 U.S. territories and freely associated states (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, U.S. Virgin Islands). The data are reported by laboratory and health care providers to state or local surveillance programs, who in turn report the data to CDC."

Coordinated by the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Lists notifiable infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Contains statistics on oral health indicators for adults, children and water fluoridation.

Authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States compiled by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS provides customized reports of injury-related data.

"Worker health and safety surveillance examines changes in work-related injuries, illnesses, and exposures, over time."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults -- behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (including HIV infection); unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical inactivity. Includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC as well as state, territorial, and local school-based surveys conducted by education and health agencies.