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Hawaii Data | National Data | International Data | Disease/Population Groups | Resources Guides & Links

These are some good starting points for locating health and demographic statistical data. There are many more specific sites available on the Web. Be sure to try one of the general resource links such as FASTSTATS A-Z from the National Center for Health Statistics Statistical Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan. If you discover a site that you think others with an interest in health statistics should know about, please send us the Web address.

Hawaii Data

Demographic Data, Hawaii

Resources Description

State of Hawaii Census 2000

From the Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii; Select Census 2000
Census 2000 Profiles City and County of Honolulu  
Hawaii Quicklinks From the U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2000 Brief - The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2000  
State of Hawaii Data Book  
Hawaiian Demographic Data Legislative Reference Bureau Report No. 5, 1998
Maui County Data Book Select Publications to get to the Data Book link
County of Hawaii Data book Select Current Data book link to access latest information
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Health Data, Hawaii : Overview

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is administered by the Hawaii Department of Health in collaboration with the CDC. Includes reports from 1994-present and ethnicity data. Search comparative risk factor national and state data from the CDC site
Toward a Healthy Hawaii 2010 Report From Hawaii Outcomes Institute
Hawaii Women's Health Status From Kapiolani Women's Center
Health Data for All Ages From CDC
Healthy People 2010 Data 2010 Database From CDC
Hawaii Health Facts from FastStats, National Center for Health Statistics; Select Hawaii
Health Trends in Hawaii A profile of the Health Care System sponsored by HMSA from HHIC
State Health Facts Online From the Kaiser Family Foundation
State of Our Health From United Health Foundation
Health, United States, 2007 From National Center of Health Statistics
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Adolescence

Adolescent and School Health From CDC
Alcohol and Other Drug Use Survey From State Department of Health
Kid's Count Data Book Online From Annie E. Casey Foundation
Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates in the U.S., Feb. 2004 From National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; See under Hawaii
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Aged

The Older Population Hawaii, March 11, 2002 Presentation by Jerry Wong, Office of U.S. Census Bureau, Los Angeles, held in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawai'i's Aging From the University of Hawaii at Manoa Center on the Family, a collection of data and publications pertaining to Hawai'i's aging population.
Profile of Hawaii's Older Adult, May 2003 from Executive Office on Aging, State of Hawaii
Statistics from the Executive Office on Aging State of Hawaii resource
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Cancer

Cancer Control Planet From Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Cancer.gov Statistics National Cancer Institute  
Cancer, Racial/Ethnic Patterns 1988-1992 From National Cancer Institute
Hawai`i Cancer Facts & Figures 2003-2004 From Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Hawaii Data From Cancer Prevention and Control
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Children

Child Abuse and Neglect in Hawaii, 1998-2003 from Dept. of Human Services, State of Hawaii; See under Child Welfare
Kid's Count Data Book Online From Annie E. Casey Foundation
Kid's Count Census Data Online : 2000 Census Data - Key Facts for Hawaii
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Communicable Diseases

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Semi-Annual Report, 1998-present From Hawaii State Dept. of Health
Communicable Disease Report, 2003-2004 From Hawaii State Dept. of Health
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Ethnicity

State of Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1994-present From Hawaii Department of Health in collaboration with the CDC
Hawaii Health Survey, DOH Disease data by ethnicity Native Hawaiian Data Book-from Office of Hawaiian Affairs, includes section on health data
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Tables from the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004/2005
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Injuries

Injury Prevention & Control Program From Hawaii State Department of Health
Injury Statistics from WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) from CDC
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Maternal Child Health, Pregnancy, Abortion, etc.

Allan Guttmacher Institute Includes state data
The Right Start Online From Kids Count Project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Mental Health, Substance Abuse

Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG), 1999-June 2007 Contains Meeting Reports, Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse
Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division From the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General
Honolulu Police Department Crime Statistics  
Hawaii Household Survey of Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs : Survey Estimates for Hawaii, 1998 From Hawaii Dept. of Health
State Statistics (Hawaii) From Center of Mental Health Service, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse in Hawaii, 1998 From Hawaii State Dept. of Health
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Disease Conditions/Populations, Hawaii : Welfare, Public, Medical Assistance Data

Department of Human Services Report on FY 2002 From State of Hawaii
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Disease Conditions/Populations : Women

Making the Grade on Women's Health : A National and State-by-State Report Card 2004 From Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center
Women's Health Mortality and Chartbook From National Center for Health Statistics
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Agencies/Associations, Hawaii

Hawaii State Department of Health  
Hawaii Health Information Corporation  
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Other Resources, Hawaii

Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog Search the UH Hawaii Voyager Library database adding the terms "statistics Hawaii" to your subject; eg. "pregnancy statistics hawaii"
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National Data

Demographic Data, National : Overview

Resources Description
CensusScope Tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends from the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan
Statistical Abstracts of the United States contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and will often cite another government publication where more detailed statistics are available
U.S. Census Bureau  
American Fact Finder An interactive search site, can limit by state, county, etc. From the U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Census Bureau State and County QuickFacts Retrieve data by state and county. From the U.S. Census Bureau.
FedStats Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide access to statistics and information produced by federal agencies; Click on "Topic Links A-Z" and see if your subject is linked.
Poverty Guidelines, Research and Measurement From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Smart Library on Urban Poverty From Society Online from National Institute, National Institute of Social Science Information
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Health Data, National : Overview

FASTSTATS A-Z From the National Center for Health Statistics; Search by topic
Health, United States, 1993-2007 From the National Center for Health Statistics
Healthy People 2010 From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Center for Health Statistics

 

 

GIS and Public Health Includes links to data sources with interactive mapping, etc. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
National Vital Statistics Reports From the National Center for Health Statistics.
Vital and Health Statistics Series From the National Center for Health Statistics.
Behavior Risk Factor Survellance System From National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
CDC Wonder datasets Provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data from CDC; Click on "Dataset Summary" to access the various data sets. In some datasets you may limit your query by state.
Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources Compilation of information about major data collection
systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Data on Medicare, Medicaid, Child Health Insurance Program (CMS formerly Healthcare Financing Administration, HCFA)
H-CUPnet Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Tool for comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and state level
MMWR Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report. From the CDC.
MMWR Surveillance Summaries: Current Volume  
MMWR Survey of Notifiable Diseases Annual compilation
State Health Facts Online From Kaiser Family Foundation
Statistical Resources on the Web From the University of Michigan; An excellent resource for links by subject
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Agencies/Associations, National

National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)  
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International Data

Resources Description
Development Gateway Data and statistics
ELDIS Gateway to Information Sources on Development and the Environment; Link to country profiles
Countries WHO (World Health Organization) - Country tables included
WHO Statistical Information Systems (WHOSIS)
WHO SEARO (South East Asia Regional Office)
WHO Western Pacific Region  
Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) - WHO
WWW Virtual Library: Public Health Comprehensive links by geographical area and country
International Programs Center (IPC) - from U.S. Census Bureau
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Disease/Population Groups

Resources Description
FASTSTATS A-Z. From the National Center for Health Statistics; Search by topic, e.g. heart disease, diabetes, etc
MEDLINEPlus From U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health; Click on "Health Topics", choose a disorder or condition, and find information under "Statistics"
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HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report From National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base From U.S. Census Bureau; Includes data by country
HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database Country Reports USAID, UN, CDC
HIVNET From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Statistics on medical resource utilization by persons with HIV infection
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Cancer

Cancer Statistics From the American Cancer Society
Cancer Control Planet National Institutes of Health
Statistics from cancer.gov From National Cancer Institute; Narrative, refers to SEER statistics; Includes ethnicity data
SEER Cancer Statistics: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results From the National Cancer Institute
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Children

Kids Count Census Data Online From the Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Chronic Disease

United States Renal Data System From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; National data on end-stage renal disease in the U.S.
National Diabetes Surveillance System From National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
National Diabetes Statistics From National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; Click on "Diabetes Statistics" link
American Heart Association Statistics Heart and stroke statistics
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Ethnic Groups

Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity From the U.S. Census Bureau
Minority Links From U.S. Census Bureau; Statistics on Asian Pacific Islander, Hispanic, African American, American Indian population groups in the U.S.
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Injuries

Injury Statistics from WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) A database of injury related data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Injury Statistics From the National Safety Council
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Maternal Child Health

Alan Guttmacher Institute Statistics on reproduction, pregnancy, abortion, contraception
Maternal Child Health Statistics Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Reproductive Health Gateway From Health Information and Publications Network (HIPnet), Johns Hopkins University, or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
National Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data From National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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Substance Abuse

Monitoring the Future (Includes "National Survey Results on Drug Use") from the University of Michigan; A continued study on drug use and drug use attitudes by American youth and young adults
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Trends and Statistics (NIDA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports From Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, CDC; Data on TB reported cases in 59 major American metropolitan areas
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Women

Domestic Violence Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, Series: Research in Brief, 1998
Making the Grade on Women's Health : A National and State-by-State Report Card 2004 From Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center
Women's Health Statistics. From the National Women's Health Information Center, Office of Women's Health. DHHS
Women's Health Mortality and Chartbook National Center for Health Statistics
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Resource Guides & Links

Resources Description
Hawaii State Public Library System: Hawaii Newspaper Index  
Finding and Using Health Statistics, 2000 Self-Study Course from the National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine
Health Statistics Research Guides From University of Chicago, John Crerar Library
Statistical Resources on the Web From the University of Michigan
National Center for Health Statistics: Other Sites Links to other sites with health-related data
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