Health Resources From the Government

Reports cause of death to the county level. Note that this annual series is running far behind in compilation; the most recent volumes contain data for 1993. The Technical Appendices are available from the National Center for Health Statistics. Print version call no: HE 20.6210:yr./vol. nos.

A collection representing a sample of available information. Items are selected for their quality, authority of authorship, uniqueness, and appropriateness. From the National Library of Medicine

A unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCHS is the nations primary collector and disseminator of official health data. See especially Microdata Access page.

(Former title: Monthly Vital Statistics Reports)
From the CDC, provides monthly and cumulative data on births, deaths, marriages and divorces, and infant deaths for states and the U.S. Print version and on microfiche under call no: HE 20.6217:vol.

Often referred to as the "National Data Book", Statistical Abstract contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. Print version of previous years going all the way back to 1886 are in Government Information Reading Room, Shannon Library Third floor.

Portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments and agencies.