Loma Linda University Libraries Research Guide

Online sources are available at the Del Webb and Jesse Libraries. Print sources are available at Del Webb.

Health statistics

Web sites:

American Fact Finder. US Census 2000 information. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
California Center for Health Statistics. Health statistics for the state of California. http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/
CDC's Health Topics. A listing of disease and health topics found on the Center for Disease Control's web site, with links to relevant statistical data. http://www.cdc.gov/health/diseases.htm
County Health Status Profiles. You will need to scroll down the screen and look for the link to "County Health Status Profiles." http://www.dhs.ca.gov/chs/OHIR/Publication/publicationindex.htm
Disability Statistics Center . Provides statistics on disability within the United States. http://dsc.ucsf.edu
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Statistics related to Medicare, National Health Care expenditures and managed care. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/
Links to National Health-Related Web Sites The World Health Organization's list of Health Ministries for foreign countries. http://www3.who.int/whosis/national_sites/
National Center for Health Statistics. Information on health status, lifestyle, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care. Includes access to the Vital Health Statistic Series, MMWR data, Health People and Life Tables. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
WHO Statistical Information System. International health statistics and epidemiological data from the World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/whosis/

Library databases:
Unless otherwise indicated, the following sources are available through the databases button on the library's web page.

American Hospital Directory. Give key measurements of hospitals and their performance, including inpatient and outpatient data, cost data, and financial reports. On campus only.
PubMed. Indexes medical literature.
CancerCD. Indexes cancer literature.

Books:
Book locations are given for the most current edition available in the library. Older editions of the book may be available in the Main Collection.

Accident Facts. HA 217 A171 Reference Collection
A Matter of Fact: Statements Containing Statistics on Current Social, Economic, and Political Issues. AG 5 M37 Reference Collection
Child Health. USA WA 320 C536 Reference Collection
Mental Health, United States. WM 30 M549 Reference Collection
Statistical Record of Health & Medicine. WA 16 S7973 Reference Collection
World Health Statistics Annual. W 2 MW2 S7 Reference Collection

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