Research Guides: NURS 400: Community Assessment Assignment: Vital/Health Statistics

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Most vital and health statistics are not reported by town or smaller geographic area; larger cities and municipalities may have data more readily available. Data is most often reported at the state and county levels using the resources noted on this page and others that your community contacts may recommend.

County Vital Statistics

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
County Health Rankings provides mortality, morbidity, health behaviors, clinical care, social & economic factors, and physical environment information at the county level.

National Data

City Data

City Health Dashboard
The City Health Dashboard is a health improvement planning resource for the 500 largest U.S. cities. The Dashboard is a one-stop resource for viewing and comparing data from multiple sources on health and the factors that shape health to guide local solutions.

State Vital Statistics

CDC WONDER
WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) makes the information resources of the CDC available by providing access to a wide array of public health information.
CDC Faststats - State & Territorial Data
Births, births rates, deaths, and death rates by state and territory.
State Health Facts (KFF)
State health facts by categories by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health - Vital Statistics by County
Death Statistics & Population Statistics are at the county level.

Iowa
Iowa Department of Health - Health Snapshots by County
Variety of statistics such as Health Behaviors,Infectious Disease, Cancer, Population Statistics

South Dakota
Health Data: County Health Rankings & Roadmap
Scroll to bottom of page and select state and county.

PolicyMap

PolicyMap This link opens in a new window PolicyMap is a data and mapping tool used by government agencies, universities, healthcare institutions and nonprofits to solve place-based problems.

PolicyMap is a data and mapping database. It includes United States data about Incomes & Spending, Demographics, Housing, Lending, Quality of Life, Economy, Education, and Health that you can view by location.