Research Guides: NUR 202: Research and Ethics in the Health Sciences: Statistics

About Health Statistics

This page includes statistical sources that might help you with your research, depending on your topic. Feel free to contact Anna if you're having trouble finding or accessing statistics about your topic.

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United States Health Statistics

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ seeks to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices.
CDC Health Topics A-Z
Links to information about public health and disease from the Centers for Disease Control.
County Health Rankings
Provides county health rankings for each state. The County Health Rankings are a component of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) project, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Data.gov
A portal for all sorts of statistical data from federal Web sites.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
From the National Agricultural Library, this site contains information on food safety, dietary guidelines, USDA reports and more.
Health, United States
Annual report on trends in health statistics. Published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
National Center for Health Statistics
A wealth of data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control. Click on FastStats for health statistics by topic.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
National Institutes of Mental Health
Part of the National Institutes of Health; an excellent site for current research.
Nutrition.gov
A portal to government information on nutrition, food safety, dietary guidelines, and more.

Gustavus Data

National College Health Assessment (NCHA) (Gustavus data)
Includes NCHA data on Gustavus students for 2021 and earlier years. Password-protected (Gustavus community only).

Global Data

World Health Organization
The arm of the United Nations that deals with global health issues.

Preserving Government Data

We are monitoring the disappearance of government data and websites; the removal began in February 2025. Many individuals and organizations have been collecting and compiling removed data. You can find links to many of those on our Statistical Sources research guide.