Health Statistics
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Health Statistics
Links to sources of health statistics provided by the
National Library of Medicine.
- Tennessee State Page
This site from the National Network
of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region (NN/LM-SE/A)
has demographics, statistics, news, and a lots of other great resources
for information on Health in Tennessee.
- FASTATS from A to Z
An alphabetical listing of key terms for quick access to health
statistics. This site is part of the
National
Center for Health Statistics provided by the
Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
- Tennessee's Office
of Health Statistics & Research is responsible for the compilation,
analysis, and distribution of vital statistics data and other statistical
information submitted to the Tennessee Department of Health through
various certificates, reports, and surveys.
- 2004 Cosmetic Surgery Natinoal Data Bank
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery published this
“Authoritative Source for Current U.S. Statistics on Cosmetic Surgery”
that covers 39 cosmetic procedures and offers 8-year comparisons.
- American Hospital Directory
The American Hospital Directory’s website “provides detailed information
of almost every hospital in the United States.” It has a “free state-by-state
listing of hospital profiles to serve as a standard for comparison”
for users.
- Trust for America’s Health
The Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit organization, works
to “make disease prevention a national priority.” Included on this
website is a section entitled “Your State’s Health” which provides
brief statistics on such areas as the percentage of adults with
asthma or the percentage of obese adults. It also covers the cancer
tracking mechanisms and bioterrorism preparedness at the state level.
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