Epidemiology & Global Health

Source for national health statistics including evidence-based practice reports, conference presentations, an online newsletter, and training materials. The AHRQ is a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

The world's largest ongoing telephone health survey system, which has been tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States since 1984. The site features sample questionnaires, interactive databases, quick comparison charts, and downloadable data files.

Provides access to the World Health Organization's global cancer statistics.

Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) provides a single point of access to the vast range of data offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It includes reports and quantitative data on chronic diseases, health practice and prevention, communicable diseases, injuries, occupational health, environmental health, and reference data.

Reports by country can be generated and downloaded.

Annual report compiled by the CDC and required by act of Congress. Includes published reports, charts, and graphs. Reporting of nationally notifiable diseases to CDC by the states is voluntary; reporting is currently mandated (i.e., by state legislation or regulation) only at the state level. The list of diseases that are considered notifiable, therefore, varies slightly by state. All states generally report the internationally quarantinable diseases (i.e., cholera, plague, and yellow fever) in compliance with the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations.

The premier source for cancer statistics in the United States. A service of the National Cancer Institute, which collects information on incidence, prevalence, and survival from specific geographic areas representing 26% of the U.S. population.

The World Health Organization site contains an extensive list of health conditions, environmental health states, and public health topics.

The World Health Statistics site contains annual reports on health in the World Health Organization's 193 member countries. These reports include information on such topics as mortality, incidence of diseases, and risk factors.