Library Guides: Nursing Research Guide: Government Resources, Health Indicators

Government Resources

National Institutes of Health The steward of medical and behavioral research for the United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the US Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): To search this resource, use the search box in the upper-right hand corner of the MMWR page. Also, available inthe UW Libraries Search system.
National Center for Health Statistics from the CDC.
National Library of Medicine
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Military Health System from the U.S. Department of Defense
Washington State Department of Health. Includes vital statistics about death, birth, abortions, marriage and divorce. Mostly county and some city data.
Washington State Health Statistics This is a great collection of links from the UW Health Sciences Library.
King County and the Public Health web sites. Public Health Data and Reports page.
Skagit County and the Public Health web sites. Public Health Topics A-Z and Programs and Services Guidepages.
Snohomish County Home Page and the Health District web sites.

World Health Organization: Global Health Observatory. Scroll down to see the themes that provide data and analyses on global health priorities. Each theme page provides information on global situation and trends highlights, using core indicators, database views, major publications and links to relevant web pages on the theme.
World Health Organization: Statistical Information System. Includes current reports on world health statistics for WHO’s 193 Member States.
UNICEF Core Indicators "UNICEF headquarters maintains a series of global databases on key indicators for monitoring the situation of children and women."