To find information on Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) webstie. Click on the Picture to connect to the website.
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.
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.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department consistently updates data and information to support timely community action on a health topic. Please look for your county's website to see if they provide data or community health assessments.
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.
AskCHIS is a tool that allows you to quickly search for health statistics on your county, region and state. AskCHIS draws upon the responses of more than 50,000 Californians interviewed by The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) – the largest state health survey in the United States.
County Health Status Profiles (Profiles) reports data on selected public health indicators chosen in collaboration with local health officers and epidemiologists. This annual report provides California and county age-adjusted rates, crude rates, or percentages for mortality, infant mortality, morbidity conditions, and other public health related categories.
