Research Guides: Kinesiology 405 Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: U.S. and International Government Information

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health News from WHO

Center for Disease Control
Responsible for prevention and control of diseases and responding to public health emergencies.
CDC Wonder
Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research.
Global Health
From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention addresses global health issues.
Global Health.Gov
From Health and Human Services
International Statistical Agencies
From the US Census
Measure Demographic and Health Surveys
From US AID
National Center for Health Statistics
Major site for federal health and vital statistics.

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Medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, dentistry, nursing, and health care. Free database from the National Institutes of Health. Citations to biomedical literature from the MEDLINE database, journal articles, and online books. See also Medline. Coverage: 1951-present.

Quick Health Data Online
State- and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions.
Surveys and Data Collection Systems
Provides access to all major statistical surveys of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.