This table can help you find the best statistics-related tool for your Public Health information needs. It is a work in progress and is frequently updated. If you would like to have a resource included in this table, please submit information based on the categories below and e-mail to Dorice.Vieira@med.nyu.edu. Include a link to the resource and a brief description of why you feel it should be included.
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Centers for Disease Control |
The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. |
Data is based on systematic reviews. |
Make sure that systematic review information is current. If not, you must run an updated search. |
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/University of Wisconsin |
County-by-county rankings & mappings of health outcomes and factors with suggestions and links for implementing programs based on the data |
Explanation of information sources; list of policies and programs for a given factor |
Cannot compare states |
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Gideon Informatics, Inc. |
GIDEON is a user-friendly, web application for Diagnosis and Informatics. GIDEON significantly improves diagnostic accuracy and broadens your knowledge base by providing access to the vast field of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology updated weekly. |
Top-of-the-line resource for information on infectious diseases. Charts comparing country-specific information can be created with a few clicks. |
Small learning curve to get started. |
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Kaiser Family Foundation |
Free database of selected global health and socio-economic indicators, including HIV, TB, and malaria |
User-friendly searching; side-by-side country comparison; data available for download; consistent updating; “save image” option for mapped data |
No explanation for indicators labeled N/A |
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Boston Children’s Hospital |
Maps real-time disease outbreak data from news/government/academic sources |
Multiple languages; graphs of annual disease rates; varied sources; saved search option; "Disease Daily" news blog |
Longest searchable date range is 30 days; anyone can add an alert (but it will be verified) |
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The World Bank |
International statistics for 250 health indicators across such topics as economics, disease rates, and access to care |
Time lapse animations; multiple visualization types; multiple languages |
Color codes on maps & graphs is inconsistent; data is not available for all indicators in all countries |
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National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) Tables |
Centers for Disease Control |
Tables of MMWR (Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report) data for diseases required by law to be reported to the government |
Data can be viewed nationally or by state and is broken down by disease; includes human and animal diseases |
State-by-state tables are content heavy and not vision-friendly |
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Click here to learn about the five organizations the manage the World Bank Goup. |
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. |
A must for anyone needing data on developing countries |
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