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Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistics regarding law enforcement, criminal offenders, victims, drugs, and trends relating to criminal matters.http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Community Health Status Indicators Project
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides health information for 3,082 U.S. counties covering the period from 1988 to 1998. Causes of deaths, infectious diseases, teen pregnancy, and a host of other indicators from existing national data sets can be accessed. Good source of health assessment information at the local level.
http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov

Community Health Information System (CHIS)
Sponsored by the Episcopal Health Charities and St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, the CHIS integrates health and well-being indicators and measures on an interactive website that allows users to examine community health profiles, conduct population health assessments, and link to community resources and other sources of statistical data. http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/chis/

FedStats
Statistics of interest to the public on more than 70 federal agencies and institutions. http://www.fedstats.gov/

National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)
National network for tabulation and discussion of vital health data and public health statistics. http://www.naphsis.org/

National Center for Health Statistics
Use FASTATS to find data, statistical information, and reports on any health topic or for a geographical location. Great links to other informational health databases and websites. http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/

U.S. Census Bureau
Excellent source for data and facts relating to social, demographic, economic or environmental information.http://www.census.gov/