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Welcome to the Colorado Health Institute's gateway for online resources containing statewide and county-level health-related data. These sites contain the latest available Colorado data. New sites will be added as we become aware of them. Click on the icon to go the Web site described.

If you maintain or know of a Web site that contains Colorado Health data to add to this resource list, please contact Michael Boyson at CHI.

Aggregate Demand Index (AGI) Monthly demand data on the supply of licensed pharmacists in the United States by state, region and setting.

AIDS Public Information Data Counts of AIDS cases by Metropolitan Statistical Area and city.

AirData Yearly summaries of U.S. air pollution data for all states and their counties (Environmental Protection Agency).

America's Health Rankings Looks at public health components and overall health outcomes to produce a view of each state's health (United Health Foundation).

America's Obesity Rate Interactive map with obesity statistics for every state and information on state initiatives and school standards related to obesity.

American FactFinder Demographic, social and economic data from Census Bureau sources by city, town, county, state or ZIP Code.

American Trauma Society Shows in map format the helicopter or ambulance access residents can expect across the country or by state.

Assessment of Prevention Indicators & Resources (ASPIRE) Indicators and resources about Colorado communities. Free registration required.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Maps Interactive maps on the prevalence of behavioral risk factors at the state and Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area levels.

Behavorial Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data Preventive health measures, health care access and utilization, and individuals' health behaviors by national and state levels.

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Economic data by state, county, Metropolitan Statistical Area or BEA Economic Area (U.S. Department of Commerce).

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Statistics related to employment by nation, by region, state and Metropolitan Statistical Area (U.S. Department of Labor).

CDC Wonder Single point of access to the vast range of data offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Center for Mental Health Services Uniform Reporting System Output Tables State-level data on the public mental health system and the outcomes of its programs.

ChildStats.gov Data and reports on children and families from 22 federal agencies, including population and family characteristics, health and other topics.

CLIKS Online Data: Community-level Information on Kids Statistics related to children's well-being, such as maternal health, education, family economics and income.

Colorado by the Numbers Hyperlinks to a variety of health and other Colorado data from state agencies.

Colorado County Profile System Birth, death, population estimates, school enrollment and housing information by region (State Demography Office).

Colorado Health Information Dataset (CoHID) Colorado's primary source for state- and county-level health, demography and environmental data (Department of Public Health and Environment).

Colorado Hospital Report Card Clinical outcome data to help consumers compare hospitals based on a set of quality metrics.

Colorado LMI (Labor Market Information) Gateway Licensing requirements, employment projections, wages and other workforce-related information for Colorado or individual counties.

Colorado Self-Sufficiency Standard Calculator Allows Coloradans to figure out how must it costs to make ends meet (Colorado Center on Law and Policy).

coloradoHEALTHonline Designed to help Colorado consumers choose health plans that deliver the highest quality of care (Colorado Business Group on Health).

Community Facts Detailed information about Denver's 77 neighborhoods, including the health and safety of their residents (The Piton Foundation).

Community Information Resource Center Allows "place-based" implications of issues affecting rural America to be visualized, analyzed, queried and mapped (Rural Policy Research Institute).

County Profiles Overview of the basic health services infrastructure and demographics in the 14 Colorado counties that don't have a hospital (Colorado Rural Health Center).

Current Population Survey (CPS) Table Creator Custom tables based on data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement; recent years only (Census Bureau).

CVH Cardiovascular Health Heart disease and stroke mortality rates at the national, state and county levels.

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care How medical resources are distributed and used in the United States, including information and analysis about national, regional and local markets.

Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health National and state data on over 100 indicators from the National Surveys of Children’s Health and of Children with Special Health Care Needs.

DATA2010 Recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010, including data for all the objectives and subgroups identified.

DataFinder Health- and human services-related data and statistics resources supported by federal agencies, states and local governments.

DataWeb Network of online demographic, economic, environmental, health and other datasets.

Disability Counts County- and congressional district-level disability data by age and employment (Rural, Research and Training Center on Disabilities in Rural Communities).

Disability Statistics Summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the U.S. working-age (21-64 years) population with disabilities. Requires free registration (Cornell University).

diversitydata.org Allows visitors to explore how U.S. metropolitan areas, including several in Colorado, perform on a range of social measures, including health.

Easy Access to Juvenile Populations Juvenile population characteristics at the state or county levels.

Economic Research Service (ERS) Interactive datasets on diet, health and safety as well as fact sheets by state(U.S. Department of Agriculture).

Envirofacts Data Warehouse EPA databases with information about environmental activities that may affect air, water and land anywhere in the United States.

Faststats A to Z Statistics on topics of public health importance (National Center for Health Statistics).

FedStats Portal to more than 100 federal agencies’ statistics, including national, state and county economic and population trends, health care costs and more.

GlobalHealthFacts.org Provides data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators (Kaiser Family Foundation).

HCUPnet Health statistics and information on hospital inpatient, ambulatory and emergency department usage (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).

Health Data for All Ages CDC health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults and older adults.

Health Poll Search Searchable archive of public opinion questions on health issues dating back to 1935 (Kaiser Family Foundation and Roper Center for Public Opinion Research)

Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) State and county areas designated as having shortages of primary medical care (Health Resources and Services Administration).

Health-Related Quality of Life National and state trends in health-related quality of life factors, including percentage of people with fair or poor self-reported health.

HealthLandscape Custom maps and tables of health care in individual communities; maps of shortage areas. Free registration required.

Healthy Youth! State data and statistics from the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health).

Hospital Compare Information on how well individual hospitals care for adult patients with certain medical conditions (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse Maps or reports on Health Professional Shortage Areas, Medically Underserved Areas and Populations, hospitals and a variety of other HRSA information

HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects) in Progress Free database containing more than 6,000 descriptions of ongoing health services research projects funded by government and state agencies, foundations and private organizations.

Immunization Action Coalition Maps and charts showing which states have mandates on immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases.

Injury Control Research Center State-specific injury data tables on the costs and incidence of injuries and violence.

Injury Maps Geographic distribution of injury-related mortality at the national, state and county levels.

Interactive Atlas of Reproductive Health Web-based interactive geographic information system (GIS) dedicated to reproductive health issues such as infant mortality, fertility and low birth weight.

KIDS COUNT Census Data Online Census data about children are available by state, county, large city and other geographic areas.

KIDS COUNT Data Center State- and city-level data for over 100 measures of child well-being, including education, poverty, health and youth risk factors (Annie E. Casey Foundation).

Medicaid Benefits: Online Database Detailed information about the Medicaid benefit packages in each state (Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured).

Medically Underserved Areas and Medically Underserved Populations Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs) by state and county.

Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Tracker Information about Medicare HMOs and other private plans participating in the Medicare prescription drug program (Kaiser Family Foundation).

MEPSnet/HC Nationally representative statistics of health care use, expenditures, sources of payment and insurance coverage for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.

MEPSnet/IC National and state-level statistics and trends about employer-based health insurance.

Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Data Hub Maps of the foreign born and the most up-to-date demographic information on immigrants in each of the 50 states.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Disease Trends Morbidity and mortality data reported by states and territories.

My Water's Fluoride Fluoridation status of local water systems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

National Assessment Database (Water Quality) State-reported water quality information for individual waterbodies (Environmental Protection Agency).

National Cancer Data Base Captures 75 percent of all newly diagnosed cancer cases in the United States annually and holds information on more than 20 million cases of reported cancer diagnoses.

National Data Analysis System State data on child abuse and neglect, children's health, juvenile justice, child care, population and child welfare (Child Welfare League of America).

National Diabetes Surveillance System Maps and tables displaying the increasing prevalence of diabetes among the adult populations of states between 1994 and 2005.

National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS) National mortality data on various respiratory illnesses. The "Industry/Occupation" database query generates tables by state.

National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) Indicators of oral health, information on state dental programs and links to other sources of oral health information.

National Priorities List Sites in Colorado Priorities among known or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants in Colorado.

Nursing Home Compare Detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.

Online Statistical Data on the Aging Links to online statistical information on the demographic characteristics, health, and social and economic conditions of older people.

Oral Health Maps Interactive mapping application that presents indicators of oral health and preventive interventions for oral health at the state and national levels (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

PeriStats National, state, county and city maternal and infant health data (March of Dimes).

Pharmacy School Trend Data Charts and graphs of pharmacy school tuition, applications, enrollment, degrees conferred and National Institutes of Health financial support data (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy).

Population Totals Census data, population estimates and forecasts for populations through 2035 for the U.S., Colorado and Colorado counties (Colorado Demography Office).

Profiles of America Provides interactive tools to create charts, maps and tables of various socioeconomic data by state, county and metro/nonmetro status (U.S. Department of Agriculture).

Quality Check Health care organization (nursing homes, hospitals, labs, etc.) that meets The Joint Commission's patient safety and quality standards.

Quick Health Data Online Indicators on women's demographics, mortality, access to care, infections and chronic disease, reproductive health and other topics.

Quick Statistics from the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System Two datasets relating to substance abuse: the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) and the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS).

Renal Data Extraction and Referencing System (RenDER) Information on End Stage Renal Disease in the nation, states and counties (free registration required).

Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Estimates of selected income and poverty statistics by state, county and school district (Census Bureau).

Smart Start Colorado County Demographic Map Early childhood demographic data by county.

SMART: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends Data of selected metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas on topics ranging from arthritis to women's health.

State and County QuickFacts Shows frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs, including people, business and geography.

State Cancer Profiles Cancer statistics for the nation, states and counties (National Cancer Institute).

State Data on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drug Use State-level estimates of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use for each state.

State Health Workforce Profiles Data on employment levels, projected growth and factors affecting demand for health care; details for various professions (National Center for Workforce Analysis).

State Medicaid Fact Sheets Customized fact sheets comparing states on a selection of key Medicaid indicators (Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured).

State Occupational Projections Projections of occupational employment growth for all states and the nation.

State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System (STATE) Current and historical state-level data on tobacco use, prevention and control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

statehealthfacts.org Colorado-level data on demographics and health and health policy compared and ranked to state and national averages (Kaiser Family Foundation).

StateMaster.com Information from various primary sources with state rankings on dozens of health-related topics.

teenpregnancy.org State Information Trend data, profiles, comparisons, summaries of teen pregnancy prevention programs, counties over 100,000 (National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy).

The Right Start Online State-level data on birth outcomes from the 2007 The Right Start for America's Newborns report (Annie E. Casey Foundation).

Toxmap Maps to help users visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund Program.

Trends in Health and Aging Trends on health status, health care utilization and other issues for the older U.S. population at the national and, in some cases, state levels (National Center for Health Statistics).

U.S. Cancer Statistics Official federal statistics site on cancer incidence compiled from cancer registries in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

U.S. Census County Business Patterns Information on total number of businesses, employment numbers and annual payrolls, including health care organizations.

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) Customized reports of injury-related data (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control).