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Health Statistics Resources
The categories below are based on the Dever Epidemiological Model.  Resources within each category are good places to begin searching for statistical information.  Use the links in Additional Resources to access other health statistics sources.

    Human Biology

• Demographics
  • American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau
  • WI Dept. of Administration Demographic Services Center
  • WI Dept. of Public Instruction - WINSS
• Health Problems
  • CDC - Data & Statistics
  • City of Milwaukee Health Department
  • National Center for Health Statistics
  • WI Dept. of Health and Family Services - Health Statistics
• Causes of Death
  • CDC WISQARS
  • WI Dept. of Health and Family Services - Deaths
• Immunizations
  • City of Milwaukee Health Department - Immunizations
  • CDC Vaccines & Immunizations
  • Wisconsin Immunization Program

    Physical and Social Environment

• Milwaukee Geographic Information
  • Map Milwaukee
• Environmental Concerns
  • City of Milwaukee - Air, Water, Toxics
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Envirofacts
  • TOXMAP
• Housing
  • Housing Authority, City of Milwaukee
  • U.S. Census Bureau - American Housing Survey
  • U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
• Socioeconomic
  • American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau
  • WI Dept. of Administration - Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics
• Crime
  • City of Milwaukee Annual and Safety Reports
  • COMPASS - Community Mapping & Analysis for Safety Strategies
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports

 

 

    Lifestyle

• Consumption
  • CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey
  • Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Statistics

    Health Care Systems

• Health Care Financing
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • WI Dept. of Health and Family Services - Insurance Status
  • WI Dept. of Health and Family Services - Wisconsin Medicaid
• Health Care Services
  • City of Milwaukee Health Department
  • Milwaukee County Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services -  Programs & Services

Additional Resources

   Search Guide

• Locating Health Statistics

   Databases

• Health Sciences
• Interdisciplinary

   Selected Sites by Topic

• Health Sciences
• Health Statistics

   Citing Sources

• APA Electronic Reference Formats
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
• RefWorks