Data & Reports
Massachusetts Data Sources:
Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP):
http://masschip.state.ma.us/
- a dynamic, user-friendly information service that provides free, online access to health and social indicators. With MassCHIP, you can obtain community-level data to assess health needs, monitor health status indicators, and evaluate health programs.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Publications and Statistics:
http://www.mass.gov/dph/pubstats.htm
- This website has publications and statistics from DPH
Profile of Drug Indicators in Massachusetts: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/ma/ma.pdf
- Types of drug offenses
- Admissions to treatment
- Federal sentencing statistics
- Who’s funded by whom to do drug prevention and treatment
- Arrest data
- Use and dependence prevalence
- Court and Corrections data
Massachusetts Department of Education School and District Profiles: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
- Enrollment
- Expenditure
- Test results
- Attendance and dropout rate
- Plans after graduation
Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training: http://massstats.detma.org/websaras/index.asp
- Employment and Unemployment
- Industry information
- Property value and tax rate
- Building permits
Massachusetts State Youth Risk Behavior Survey data: http://www.doe.mass.edu/hssss/program/youthrisk.html
- Tobacco Use
- Alcohol and Other Drug Use
- Suicidal Thinking and Behavior
- Violence-Related Behaviors
- Sexual Behaviors
Massachusetts Geographic Information System:
http://www.mass.gov/mgis/
Make maps using:
- Image Data
- Political/Regional Boundaries
- Indexes
- Infrastructure (Schools, Hospitals)
- Demographics (Population)
- Topography
- Physical Resources
- Hydrographic (water-related) Features
- Conservation/Recreation
- Regulated Areas
- Environmental Monitoring
- Coastal and Marine Features
- Miscellaneous
- Order maps and CDs online
Access to Resources for Community Health:
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/library/arch/arch.asp
- an electronic health information & resource center containing links to a multitude of health data and health information websites arranged by topic
Commonwealth Communities: http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=mg2terminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=State%20Government&L2=Local%20Government&sid=massgov2&b=terminalcontent&f=cc_landing&csid=massgov2
- Public school information
- Community profiles
- Summaries of municipal finances
- State legislators
- Links to Community sites
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission http://www.cmrpc.org/
Worcester Regional Research Bureau http://www.wrrb.org/
National Data Sources:
DataPlace:
http://www.dataplace.org
- Census Data
- Housing Data
- Maps
- Charts and Tables
- Area Profiles
- Other Data Resources on the Web
Census 2000 Demographic Profiles:
http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml
- Population data by age and race
- Housing data
- Educational data
- Employment status
- Income and poverty status
Census 2000 American Factfinder:
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
- Population
- Housing
- Economics
- Employment
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/Default.htm
- document the health status of the population and of important subgroups
- identify disparities in health status and use of health care by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, region, and other population characteristics.
- describe our experiences with the health care system
- monitor trends in health status and health care delivery
- identify health problems
- support biomedical and health services research
- provide information for making changes in public policies and programs
- evaluate the impact of health policies and programs
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce:
http://PHPartners.org
- Health Statistics
- National Public Health Data Sets
- State and Local Public Health Data Sets
- Public Health Infrastructure Data
- And More
Child Trends Data Bank
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org
- Child Characteristics
- Family Characteristics
- Community Characteristics
Child Welfare League of America National Data Analysis System
http://ndas.cwla.org/
- Administrative Data
- Adoption
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities
- Child Care Services
- Children's Health
- Fiscal Data
- Juvenile Justice
- Outcomes
- Out of Home Care
- Population Data
National Youth Risk Behavior Survey data: http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm
- Tobacco Use
- Alcohol and Other Drug Use
- Suicidal Thinking and Behavior
- Violence-Related Behaviors
- Sexual Behaviors
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System:
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm
- Health-Related Behaviors from Asthma to Substance Abuse
KIDSCOUNT:
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/census/
- Age and Sex
- Race and Hispanic Origin
- Income and Poverty
- Employment and Education
- Language
Healthy People 2010:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/
Leading Health Indicators
- Physical activity
- Overweight and obesity
- Tobacco use
- Substance abuse
- Responsible sexual behavior
- Mental health
- Injury and violence
- Environmental quality
- Immunization
- Access to health care
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