Library Guides: Kinesiology 340: Community Health: KINES 340

Databases

Academic search Premier
CINAHL with Full Text
Google Scholar
Scholarly articles, documents, dissertations and theses.
MEDLINE via EBSCO
APA PsycINFO
ScienceDirect
Web of Science

Sources of National Health Data

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world's largest, on-going telephone health survey system.
Death: Leading causes for 2016
HealthData.gov
Beta site for government health data.
Health Services Research Information Central at National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
NIH site on health data, tools and statistics.
National Ambulatory Care Survey
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is a national survey designed to meet the need for objective, reliable information about the provision and use of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Findings are based on a sample of visits to non-federal employed office-based physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care.
The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) is designed to collect data on the utilization and provision of ambulatory care services in hospital emergency and outpatient departments. Findings are based on a national sample of visits to the emergency departments and outpatient departments of noninstitutional general and short-stay hospitals.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations.
National Health Interview Survey
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has monitored the health of the nation since 1957. NHIS data on a broad range of health topics are collected through personal household interviews. For over 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau has been the data collection agent for the National Health Interview Survey. Survey results have been instrumental in providing data to track health status, health care access, and progress toward achieving national health objectives.
National Hospital Discharge Survey
The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), which was conducted annually from 1965-2010, was a national probability survey designed to meet the need for information on characteristics of inpatients discharged from non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States. Data from the NHDS are available annually and are used to examine important topics of interest in public health and for a variety of activities by governmental, scientific, academic, and commercial institutions.
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the United States during the 1994-95 school year.
National Survey of Family Growth
The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) gathers information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men's and women's health. The survey results are used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and others to plan health services and health education programs, and to do statistical studies of families, fertility, and health.
School Health Policies and Practices Study
The School Health Policies and Practices Study* (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels.
SHPPS was most recently conducted in 2012 to answer the following questions:
• What are the characteristics of each component of school health at the state and district level?
• Are there persons responsible for coordinating each school health program component, and what are their qualifications and educational backgrounds?
• What collaboration occurs among staff from each school health program component and with staff from outside agencies and organizations?
• How have key policies and practices changed over time?
*Formerly known as the School Health Policies and Programs Study
School Health Profiles
The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, territories, and tribal governments. Profiles surveys are conducted every 2 years by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers.

Profiles monitors the status of
• School health education requirements and content
• Physical education requirements
• School health policies related to HIV infection/AIDS, tobacco-use prevention, and nutrition
• Asthma management activities
• Family and community involvement in school health programs
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey
The State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) collects important health care data at State and local levels. This data collection mechanism was developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It supplements current national data collection strategies by providing in-depth State and local area data to meet various program and policy needs in an ever-changing health care system.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including—
• Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
• Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection
• Alcohol and other drug use
• Tobacco use
• Unhealthy dietary behaviors
• Inadequate physical activity
YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults.
YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.

Statistical Sources

Literature Review

Common Sources of Secondary Data

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
Boise VA Medical Center
Bureau of Labor Statistics (federal, state, local)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making. As an independent statistical agency, BLS serves its diverse user communities by providing products and services that are objective, timely, accurate, and relevant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC′s Mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
Central District Health Department. Idaho Health District
Chamber of Commerce
The fundamental activity of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is to develop and implement policy on major issues affecting business. Key to this effort is the work of committees, subcommittees, task forces, and councils involving more than 1,500 representatives of member corporations, organizations, and the academic community who serve voluntarily. In almost every instance, significant policy and public issue positions originate with one of these Chamber components.
County Health Rankings 2019 for Idaho by the Population Health Institute and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health Resources and Services Administration
Healthy People 2020. Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Human Resources Offices
As the State of Idaho's central human resources agency under the Office of the Governor, Idaho Division of Human Resources (HR) provides consultation on various HR issues to state agencies, employees, and Idaho citizens.
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Idaho Council on Domestic Violence & Victim Assistance
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's programs and services are designed to help people live healthy and be productive, strengthening individuals, families and communities.
Idaho Office of Drug Policy
Idaho School Districts Websites
Idaho State Police
The Idaho State Police has been providing law enforcement services to citizens of the State of Idaho since 1919.
Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline
USACOPS: The Nation's Law Enforcement Site
National Center for Health Statistics
Project Filter
Project Filter is Idaho’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Program.
Saint Alphonsus Health system
St. Luke's Medical Center
State of Idaho Health Ranking by Counties
Select Idaho then select the county you are interested in.
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. The United States Census Bureau operates under Title 13 and Title 26, of the U.S. Code.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Drug Enforcement Administration. U.S. Department of Justice.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United Way Offices
United Way Worldwide is the leadership and support organization for the network of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 45 countries and territories. United Way envisions a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives.
United Way of Treasure Valley
World Health Organization
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Low Health Literacy Resources

Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health Policy
2007 report.

Sources for Different Populations and Ethnic Groups

EthnoMed
Medical & cultural information for health care providers regarding immigrant and refugee populations in the Pacific Northwest Region.

Secondary Data – Notifiable Diseases

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.

MMWR readership predominantly consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists and other scientists, researchers, educators, and laboratorians.
The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments
Prevention Status Reports by State
The Prevention Status Report (PSR) highlights the status of seven public health concerns in Idaho including tobacco; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; food safety; teen pregnancy; HIV; healthcare-associated infections; and motor vehicle injuries. Data are provided for key public health indicators and ratings are provided based on the status of key policy indicators. The purpose of the PSR is to help advance evidence-based policy and practice by identifying areas where improvements can be made. Many of the policies addressed in the report represent relatively low-cost approaches to achieving broad public health impact.

The annex provides definitions, rationale, and data sources for indicators used in the Prevention Status Report (PSR). Explanations of the rating systems used for the policy indicators (and public health response indicators for food safety), are also included. Please note that for some indicators, data may not have been available from the sources referenced; in some cases, data may be available from state or District sources.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

National Immigration Forum Fact Sheet: U.S. Asylum Process

CRAAP Test

The CRAAP Criteria contains a list of questions to help you determine if the information you have is reliable.

Currency: The timeliness of the information.

When was the information published or posted?
Is the information current or out-of date for your topic?

Relevance:The importance of the information for your needs.
Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
Who is the intended audience?

Authority: The source of the information.
What are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations?
Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?
examples: .com .edu .gov .org .net

Accuracy: The reliability and correctness of the informational content.
Where does the information come from?
Is the information supported by evidence?

Purpose: The reason the information exists.
What is the purpose of the information? to inform? to sell? to persuade?
Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?
Does the language or tone seem biased? Is it free of emotion?

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