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Health Statistics

Health Indicators Warehouse (National Center for Health Statistics)
Find statistics on health indicators in the U.S. by topic, geography, or government health initiative. Data sources range from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System to the State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System.
National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Statistics
Find statistics on mental health disorder prevalence, disability, costs, and suicide.
CDC FastStats
FastStats provides access to U.S. health statistics by topic (i.e., women's health, diabetes, and hospice care) and by state/territory.

U.S. Statistics

ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Search for statistical reports and tables from U.S. federal agencies, states, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations (i.e., UN)
Coverage ranges across many topics including demographics, income, production, trade, interest rates, economic indicators, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
Data.census.gov This link opens in a new window
Search portal for the most recent US Census Surveys, including the American Community Survey and the Decennial Census.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Data and mapping application that provides access to continuously updated data related to demographics, socio-economics, mortgages and home sales, health statistics, jobs and employment, education and more. Policy Map.
PolicyMap has more than 37,000 continuously updated data related to demographics, socio-economics, mortgages and home sales, health statistics, jobs and employment, education and more. Their GIS data is available for geographies across the U.S. often at neighborhood scale geographies such as Census tracts and block groups.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Users must create and log in with a personal account.
Social Explorer is a premier U.S. demographics website. Its online tools help users visually analyze and understand thedemography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports. The primary product is a web-based application that creates fast, intuitive, and visually appealing maps and reports. Its software gives anyone with an Internet connection access to census data that was previously the domain of social science experts. Users must create and log in with a personal account.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index: County Maps
"CDC's Social Vulnerability Index uses 15 U.S. census variables at tract level to help local officials identify communities that may need support in preparing for hazards; or recovering from disaster."
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"Social vulnerability refers to the resilience of communities when confronted by external stresses on human health," such as disasters or disease outbreaks.
My Community Explorer (U.S. Census Bureau)
Mapping tool designed to identify inequality. Combines resilience estimates, demographic, business, employment, and current emergency/disaster data.

Georgia Statistics

Georgia Data
Find Georgia county-by-county statistics put together by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Georgia County Guide
Call Number: Main Reference/Science Reference F284 .G34
Contains county and state-level data on agriculture, crime, economics, education, government, health, housing, labor, natural resources, occupations, population, public assistance, transportation, and vital statistics.

Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS)
Use OASIS to access the Georgia Department of Public Health's health data repository.

SOWK 7263: Social Work in the Healthcare Setting

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