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Clinical
Guidelines
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Clinical Information
[http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/]
Find evidence based practice guidelines, information on outcomes
and effectiveness and links to clinical guidelines.
American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guidelines
[http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/practice_guidelines/index.dtl]
Evidence-based decision-making tools for managing common pediatric conditions.
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Guidance Documents
[http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/index.htm]
Guidance documents represent the FDA's current thinking on subjects
ranging from clinical medicine to drug safety.
National
Guideline Clearinghouse
[http://www.guideline.gov/]
The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a public resource housing
more than 1,100 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The
Clearinghouse is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, in partnership with the American Medical Association
and the American Association of Health Plans-Health Insurance Association
of America.
NHLBI
Clinical Practice Guidelines
[http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/]
Contains NHLBI clinical guidelines for asthma, cholesterol and cholesterol
screening, hypertension, and obesity.
Indicators &
Data Resources
• Databases & Research Tools
• Health Indicators
• Health Statistics (General)
• Chronic Disease
• Maternal & Child Health
Databases & Research Tools
Annie
E. Casey National Survey Indicators Database
[http://www.aecf.org/initiatives/mc/mcid/index.php]
The National Survey Indicators Database is designed to help users
find survey questions, measures, and instruments that might contribute
to their own data collection activities.
CDC WONDER Databases
[http://wonder.cdc.gov/]
CDC - Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data.
National Library of Medicine's Databases and Electronic Information Sources
[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/]
Find links to National Library of Medicine data and research resources.
National Women's Health Indicators Database
[http://www.4woman.gov/statedata/]
National, regional, state and county women's health data are available
by gender, race, ethnicity, and age.
NIAAA Alcohol and Other Drug Databases
[http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/Databases.htm]
Find a list of databases that may be useful to alcohol and other drug researchers.
Online Natinal Women's Health Research Database (ONWRD)
[http://www.coe-rcc.wisc.edu/onwrd/index.html]
ONWRD users will find listings of specialty clinics and associated demographic data (age, gender and race/ethnicity distribution) of populations in all the clinics and programs served by the Centers of Excellence and Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health nationwide.
Women's
Health Research Community (WHRC)
[http://www.whresearch.org/home/]
The WHRC provides an online resource for clinical and basic science
investigators to share information related to women's health contained
in their currently approved clinical studies or research grants.
Health Indicators
Center
for the Advancement of Health - City Indicators of Health Achievements
[http://www.cfah.org/programs/city_indicators.cfm]
The Center has has developed urban and suburban indicators of good
health achievement and quality of life for all urban populations.
Healthy
People 2010 Indicators
[http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/]
More than 450 indicators, with goals and benchmarks, reflecting
the major public health concerns in the United States.
Healthy
People 2010 Leading Health Indicators
[http://www.healthypeople.gov/LHI/]
A subset of indicators from Healthy People 2010, focusing on 10
key areas. Chosen for their ability to motivate action, the availability
of data to measure their progress, and their relevance as broad
public health issues.
Rural
Healthy People 2010
[http://www.srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/default.htm]
This companion document to Healthy People 2010 includes literature
reviews and descriptions of Models for Practice for selected objectives
associated with 15 of the Healthy People 2010 focus areas identified
by rural stakeholders as rural priorities.
National Association of Planning Councils Social Indicators
[http://www.socialindicators.com/]
An online source of comparative health and social indicator data
for urban areas in the United States.
National
Governor's Association State Aging Trends and Indicators
[http://www.nga.org/center/databook04/]
This publication is designed to identify current trends and future
directions related to an aging America.
Health Statistics (General)
American
Indian Health
[http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/research.html]
A National Library of Medicine site containing research and data
on American Indian health issues.
America's
Health: State Health Rankings 2004 Edition
[http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/index.html]
A United Health Foundation publication with the American Public
Health Association and Partnership for Prevention. This represents
the 15th comprehensive and comparative state-by-state analysis of
health status.
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System - Data
[http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/]
Prevalence and trends data nationwide or by state from this widely
used health survey.
CDC
Data and Statistics
[http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm]
Contains links to scientific, surveillance, health statistics and
laboratory data.
CDC
Wonder
[http://wonder.cdc.gov/]
WONDER makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) available to public health professionals
including the ability to chart and map data.
The
Census Bureau
[http://www.census.gov/]
Find census data as well as research and survey methodology information.
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/]
CMS statistics, data and research on Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Fedstats
Health Statistics
[http://www.fedstats.gov/programs/health.html]
Links to federal government agencies that sponsor data collection
on health.
HRSA
Data and Statistics
[http://www.hrsa.gov/data.htm]
Health Resources and Services Administration's data on HIV/AIDS,
primary health care, maternal and child health, health professions
and more.
Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
[http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsrch.htm]
The MMWR weekly contains data on specific diseases and reports on
infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural
or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries,
and intentional and unintentional injuries.
National
Center for Health Statistics
[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/]
Access tabulated state data, summary statistics and discover new
health trend data.
National
Women's Health Information Center
[http://www.4woman.gov]
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is the Office
on Women's Health's clearinghouse for women's health information.
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
[http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html]
A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations
and health sciences libraries with links to health statistics and
data sets, as well a resources to support data collection.
Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Monograph
[http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/thegeocodingproject ]
A new tool for organizations to monitor and boost efforts to address socioeconomic inequalities in health.
Stanford University's Portal to Geographic Information System (GIS) Resources
[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/GIs/medical.html
]
Find links to health related GIs resources nationwide.
Chronic Disease
American Cancer Society Statistics
[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/stt_0.asp]
The ACS tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer and the use of screening tests.
American Diabetes Association - Facts & Figures
[http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp]
Statistics on the impact of diabetes and its complications.
American Heart Association - Statistics
[http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200026]
Data and reports on heart disease and stroke.
American Lung Association - Data & Statistics
[http://www.lungusa.org/]
Find reports of prevalence, incidence, hospitalization and mortality data for lung disease and cigarette smoking. Data are gathered from national surveys, databases and reports and are examined by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and, in some cases, educational attainment and economic impact.
American Lung Association - Data & Statistics
[http://www.lungusa.org/]
Find reports of prevalence, incidence, hospitalization and mortality data for lung disease and cigarette smoking. Data are gathered from national surveys, databases and reports and are examined by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and, in some cases, educational attainment and economic impact.
CancerNet
[http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/statistics/]
Find links to SEER data, fast stats and cancer mortality maps and graphs.
CDC's Diabetes Data Resources
[http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/index.htm#prevalence]
Find incidence and prevalence data as well as health status and morbidity and mortality data for diabetes.
CDC's
Tobacco Information & Prevention Source (TIPS)
[http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data.htm]
Research, data and reports on tobacco related illness.
Maternal and Child Health
Child Health USA 2004
[http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/chusa_04/_pdf/c04.pdf]
HRSA report on 59 health status indicators and service needs of America's children.
Child Trends
[http://www.childtrends.org/]
A nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth and families through research, data collection and data analysis.
Child Stats.gov
[http://www.childstats.gov/]
Offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
CLIKS: County, City, Community-Level Information on Kids
[http://www.aecf.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi]
In-depth, local level data on the well-being of America's children and families. Allows users to create community profiles, color-coded maps and graphs for communities within states.
Foundation for Child Development - Child Well Being Index
[http://www.fcd-us.org/ourwork/k-index.html]
The FCD Index of Child Well-Being is a national measure of how American children have fared since 1975.
Infant Mortality Statistical Tables
[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infmort.htm]
Infant mortality rates, fetal mortality rates and perinatal mortality rates according to race.
KIDS Count Census Site
[http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/census/]
Annie E. Casey Foundation's indicators and downloadable data on
child well-being released by the 2000 US Census.
Low Birth Weight Statistical Tables
[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/birthwt.htm]
Low birth weight and gestational age statistics.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau - Data
[http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/data/]
Includes Title V Block Grant data, Women's Health 2005 and Child Health 2003 reports.
National Immunization Program - Data & Statistics
[http://www.cdc.gov/nip/data/default.htm]
Data on immunization coverage and immunizable disease.
Prenatal Care Statistical Tables
[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/prenatal.htm]
Prenatal care for live births, according to detailed race of mother and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected years 2000-2002.
Human Subjects
• IRB
The
Belmont Report
[http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/mpa/belmont.php3#xinform]
Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects
of Research.
Clinical
Investigator Preparatory Program
[http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/mainweb/DOMPages.php?section=cipp&page=cippmain]
The CIPP is a training program funded by the National Institutes
of Health to develop investigators who will lead successful clinical
research programs.
Federalwide
Assurance
[http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/fwas.htm]
Every institution engaged in human subjects research supported or
conducted by DHHS must obtain an assurance of compliance approved
by the Office for Human Research Protection.
Guidance
for Institutional Review Boards and Clinical Investigators
[http://www.fda.gov/oc/ohrt/irbs/default.htm]
An online resource provided by the Food and Drug Administration
providing guidance on protection of human subjects in research.
HIPAA
[http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/]
Information about HIPPA and how it is applied, provided by Health
and Human Services.
Institute
of Medicine
[http://www.iom.edu/]
The Institute of Medicine provides science-based advice on matters
of biomedical science, medicine and health.
Literature
Review
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL)
[http://www.cinahl.com/]
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. [Requires Subscription]
Maternal
and Child Health Library
[http://www.mchlibrary.info/databases/MCHLineSearch.lasso]
MCHLine is a database listing materials held in the Mary C. Egan
Maternal and Child Health Library. Records contain a bibliographic
citation, the name of a contact from whom the item may be obtained,
and an annotation describing the item.
National
Library of Medicine
[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/]
The world's largest medical library.
PubMed
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/]
A service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14
million citations for biomedical articles.
Pub
Med Clinical Queries
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/]
Looking for a way to narrow your literature searches with Pub Med?
Use the Clinical Queries function to limit searches using research
methodology filters to find articles that stress etiology, for example,
as opposed to diagnosis.
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