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- Health/Vital Statistics
NURS 4500/4515: Community Health Nursing (Chicago)
Health/Vital Statistics
Chicago Health Statistics
- Chicago Health AtlasView info on births, crime, deaths, environmental health, and infectious disease by choosing one of the 77 official community areas in Chicago. All of this data is supplied by the Chicago Department of Public Health.
- Community Area Health and Resource InventoryProfiles of community health statistics and resources in each of Chicago's community areas.
NOTE: This data is from 2007. Use for comparison only. - Health and Human Services -- City of Chicago Data PortalCheck out city statistics collected by the department of Public Health on birth & prenatal care, leading causes of deaths per neighborhood, clinic access, immunization and more.
- Illinois Youth Survey - Chicago Community ReportsThe IYS is a self-report survey administered in school settings and is designed to gather information about a variety of health and social indicators including substance use patterns and attitudes of Illinois youth.
- City of Chicago Department of Public HealthCheck out the Healthy Chicago initiative, as well as other programs and plans aimed at the people of Chicago
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Websites published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These links are mainly topic-based and include state and national statistics.
- CDC Data & Statistics by topicsProvides data and statistics on a variety of different health topics.
- Minority HealthDiscusses health disparities for vulnerable populations as defined by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, risk status related to sex and gender, etc.
National Health
- Healthy People 2020Provides national goals and status of leading health indicators. Provides context in which you can understand certain health problems of your own community, for example AIDS or heart disease.
- Health, United States, 2016Annual report on trends in health statistics.