Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health

2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (html)

Colorado link (html)

Migration Policy Institute

2008 American Community Survey and Census Data on the Foreign Born by State html

An interactive map provides national and state-by-state data on immigrant populations from the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Censuses and the 2007, 2006 and 2005 American Community Surveys (ACS).

Colorado link (html)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

2008 State Snapshots (html)

State-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help state officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their state.

Colorado link (html)

March of Dimes

2009 Premature Birth Report Cards (html)

The March of Dimes compares each state's rate of premature birth to the nation's objective of 7.6 percent or less and awards the country a D. Colorado gets a D as well.

Colorado link (69 KB pdf)

American Lung Association

2009 State of Tobacco Control (html)

Tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal levels and assigns grades to tobacco control laws and regulations enacted as of January 1, 2010. Colorado received an A for smokefree air but Fs for both cessation coverage and tobacco prevention and control spending.

Colorado link (html)

Women in Government

2010 State Report on Cervical Cancer Prevention (html)

Sixth and final edition of this effort to document state-level cervical cancer prevention efforts. Colorado ranks “good,” according to this organization of women state legislators.

Colorado link (44 KB pdf)

AARP

Across the States 2009: Profiles of Long-Term Care and Independent Living html

State-level and national data for more than 140 indicators such as percentage of Medicaid long-term care spending for older people and adults with physical disabilities going to home and community-based services.

Colorado link (1.44 MB pdf)

Commonwealth Fund

Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance (html)

Colorado link (html)