Research Guides: HIS/HSSP 142A: Health Activism: Data, Statistics, and Public Opinion

Data & Statistics Related to Health

FastStats from the CDC
Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically.
Project Tycho
Project Tycho® is a project at the University of Pittsburgh to advance the availability and use of public health data for science and policy making. Includes data from all weekly notifiable disease reports for the United States dating back to 1888. These data are freely available to anybody interested. Must register for an account.
Dartmouth Atlas for Health Care
Focused on Medicare, find data by hospital, region and medical issues.
MA Population and Health Statistics
Publications, reports, data and statistics from the State of Massachusetts Department of Research and Epidemiology.

iPoll Databank - Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Comprehensive, up-to-date source for US nationwide public opinion, full-text searchable. Organized at the question level, the tools and functions available to sift through nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys, 1935 to present.