Nursing: Statistics & Guidelines

The nation's principal health statistics agency. Choose Faststats for quick access to summary data.

Through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all

Provides access to over twenty data sets.

A free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to national and state statistics on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.

Collection of vital statistics products including tables, data files, and reports that allow users to access and examine recent vital statistics and population data interactively.

Presents data on reportable diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis, and along with articles on specific epidemiological topics.

Tracks health issues such as asthma, diabetes, health care access, alcohol use, hypertension, obesity, cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco use, and more.

Tracks health issues such as injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol & drugs, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, physical activity, general health, asthma, and more.

View a wide variety of statistics and data, including demographic, health, environmental, human services, education, and much more for 10 southwestern PA counties - by county, neighborhood, zip code, school district, and more!

Provdes access to statistics on topics of public health.

Through the U.S. Deparment of Health and Human Services, contains syntheses of selected guidelines.

The Canadian Medical Association's guideline clearinghouse.

Issued by various organizations, these guidelines define the role of specific diagnostic and treatment modalities in the diagnosis and management of patients. The statements contain recommendations that are based on evidence from a rigorous systematic review and synthesis of the published medical literature.