NURS 4500/4515: Community Health Nursing (Cook/Lake County): Community Information

You can see the Department of Health and Human Service's overall statistics for health care in Illinois here. You can also compare this to other states.

This site from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.

This site is created by a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the nation's health. It includes extensive state data for various public health indicators and compares them with the national average.

Information about public schools across Illinois. Each report card includes student characteristics (race, ethnicity, and the percentage of students at each school who do not have permanent/adequate homes or live in a low-income household). TIP: You can also click the "highlights" link to find out if the school offers physical education and health/nutrition courses.

Information about School Report Cards and enrollment figures can be found under School Information and then Data Analysis. You can also find interesting health data about the number of schoolchildren who are immunized, or lead screening in the schools, etc.

The FBI tracks crime by state and city across the country. Data is from the 2019 Crime in the U.S Report

Online version of the print encyclopedia. Short articles on all aspects of Chicago such as history and neighborhoods --- includes some surrounding historical Cook County Suburbs.

Search for the local public library in your community: it will be an invaluable resource for the history of the community, as well as the current population.

Type a major intersection of the neighborhood you are researching and hit search. Then, on the new map that loads, click "search nearby" to discover local parks, libraries, schools, grocery stores, etc.

Search for your community to find out if there are any environmental threats.

Search by a specific pollutant or environmental hazard (e.g., lead) to see how your community ranks. Zipcode-level and County information only.