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NURS 4500/4515: Community Health Nursing (Cook/Lake County)
Health/Vital Statistics
Cook/Lake County Health Information
- Cook County Department of Public HealthLook for "Data and Reports" under the "I'm looking for..." link.
- Lake County Health DepartmentThe "Data & Publications" section offers several reports, though many of them only include data at the county level.
- Illinois Department of Public Health StatisticsIDPH collects and evaluates thousands of health statistics to measure progress toward state and national health objectives
- County Health RankingsLook up your county’s health rankings.
- Community websiteIf the above links do not provide the information you need, locate the community's website and browse it for relevant departments or publications.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Helpful websites published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These links are mainly topic-based, but you may find some state and national statistics here.
- Designing and Building Healthy PlacesProvides information about how the design and build of our communities affect our physical and mental health. The "Healthy Community Design Topics" provide information on a variety of topics related to community health.
- Healthy HomesInformation about preventing diseases and injuries that result from housing-related hazards and deficiencies.
- 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.
Helpful Tip
If you are viewing a lengthy report or webpage and want to find information on a particular neighborhood or group, use the CTRL+ F (pc) or CMD ⌘+ F (mac) keys on your keyboard and type in the term that you are searching for. Use the arrow keys (up and down) to find everywhere the word appears throughout the document.
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.