Community Health

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is the federal agency that is responsible for developing and applying disease prevention and control, and preparing health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

U.S. statistics that document the health status of the U.S. population and of important population groups and
identify disparities in health status and use of health care by race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, region, and other population characteristics.

FastStats provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments

Population groups by age, gender, sexual orientation, health disparitiy, veteran status.

Health Disparities: Compare the Top 10 Causes of Death across Populations

Overview and data about basic health disparities.

The CHA for Santa Clara County is a compilation of new and existing quantitative and qualitative data sources that
were woven together to provide a comprehensive picture of the health of county residents.

This report focuses on 10 key health factors: Social Determinants of Health, Mortality, Healthcare Access & Health Burdens, Maternal, Infant & Child Health, Oral Health, Lifestyle & Behavioral Risk Factors, Chronic Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Injury & Violence, and Healthy Environments.

Click on the GOVERNMENT link to find Bay Area county government websites. They will have links to their Public Health Departments & Reports.

California health data by county. County Health Status Profiles contains county data for selected health indicators.

Past editions of California's County Health Status Profiles reports.

The Center for Health Statistics and Informatics (CHSI) is responsible for stewardship and distribution of vital statistics data (births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriage) and provides written reports and data tables analyzing these data. OHIR also assesses California's progress toward Healthy People health indicators and coordinates the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) for the Departments of Public Health and Health Care Services.

Individual state profiles and comparisons, including data on health status, health coverage, demographics, economy, minority health, women's health.