Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library: PH 172 / PH 265: Environmental Health: Additional Health Statistics and Data

Important Notice: Missing Government Data

As you conduct research, you may notice that some federal government datasets that were once publicly available have been removed. Some datasets may be modified and relocated, with the hope that they will be restored, while others may remain inaccessible. Additionally, some organizations remove data to comply with federal regulations.

How to Preserve Public Data:

Download data and reports as soon as you find them.
Use the Wayback Machine from Internet Archive to save websites and ensure future access.

For more information, visit the following websites:

Internet Archive
The Internet Archive saves data through its Wayback Machine, Vault, and other services. The Internet Archive's goal is to preserve records of online society for future generations.
Data Liberation Project
The Data Liberation Project is an initiative to identify, obtain, reformat, clean, document, publish, and disseminate government datasets of public interest.
The Data Rescue Project
The Data Rescue Project is a coordinated effort among a group of data organizations, including IASSIST, RDAP, and members of the Data Curation Network. Their goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for data rescue-related efforts and data access points for public US governmental data that are currently at risk.
DataLumos
DataLumos is an ICPSR archive for valuable government data resources. ICPSR has a long commitment to safekeeping and disseminating US government and other social science data. DataLumos accepts deposits of public data resources from the community and recommendations of public data resources that ICPSR itself might add to DataLumos.

Community Health & Socioeconomic Statistics

U.S. Census
Includes data on age, disability, education, employment, income, language, poverty, race/ethnicity, veteran status. Choose city, town, county, zip code or just select a state. For help on finding information from this resource, use the handout on how to find population information.

US Centers for Disease Control
US environmental health topics, statistics, tools and resources.
Community Health Status Indicator Reports
The goal of Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) is to provide an overview of key health indicators for local communities and to encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve a community’s health.
Santa Clara Co Public Health Dept. Data and Statistics
County level information. Google search for other counties' health departments: "monterey county health department"
County Health Rankings
The County Health Rankings are a key component of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) project. MATCH is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. This web site provides access to the 50 state reports, ranking each county within the 50 states according to its health outcomes and the multiple health factors that determine a county’s health.
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County Health Rankings on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/County-Health-Rankings/300771948461?ref=ts
Healthy City
Welcome to Healthy City, California's information + action resource for service referrals and social change. You can search for community services, research and share community data, and consult our team for strategic advice.