NUR4252: Dimensions of Public Health Nursing for the Post-Licensure Student: Community Assessment

A new platform to access demographic and economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The vision for data.census.gov is to improve the customer experience by making data available from one centralized place so that data users spend less time searching for data and content, and more time using it.

Select a state to see municipality, county, state and federal data comparisons.

Links to 5-year data profiles for entire county or specific municipality. Includes social, economic, housing, and demographic characteristics data profiles.

AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views. A new interactive map even lets you zoom out to get the big picture or drill down to see data for a single air quality monitor.

AirNow reports air quality using the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI), a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy for you. When you know the AQI in your area, you can take steps to protect your health.

United Health Foundation site with annual report data - overview or individual state data.

The purpose of the 500 Cities Project is to provide city- and census tract-level small area estimates for chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the largest 500 cities in the United States.

Provides access to 50 state reports which rank counties by health outcomes and health factors.

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site provides access to a variety of public health statistics, organized alphabetically by topic.

Provides search capability that allows access to the official statistical information produced by the US Federal Government without needing to know which agency produced the statistic.

Data collected by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Data is provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the principal source for statistical health information in the US.

Federal government site that compiles aging-related data and statistics from various government agencies

Review status of Healthy NJ 2020 leading health indicators, with data, reports, graphs (2010-2020).

Governmental Public Health Partnerships (GPHP) are regional forums that bring together local health officials to identify, plan, and organize regional local health resources. GPHPs have taken the lead in strategic, community health planning, engaging hospitals, community service providers, local businesses and many other partners.

These community partnerships have produced Community Health Assessments (CHAs), Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs), and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) which identify high priority public health needs and outline implementation plans for each of the identified priority issues.

In identifying and addressing the priority health needs of New Jersey residents, the Healthy New Jersey 2030 (HNJ2030) Topic Areas are tied together by the cross-cutting issues of Equity, Policy, and Resilience. Integrating these cross-cutting issues into all aspects of Healthy New Jersey’s framework, objectives, and planning processes is crucial to ensuring an intentional, systemic approach to eliminating barriers to good health for all New Jersey residents.

The Center for Health Statistics & Informatics (CHS) is a unit of Healthcare Quality & Informatics within the office of Population Health. CHS is responsible for compiling and releasing statistical information on the health of New Jersey residents. CHS publishes official reports on births, deaths, chronic illnesses, injuries, and behavioral risk factors, among other types of information. CHS provides analytical support to state and other governmental agencies to support population health initiatives.

Search by county or municipality to locate local health departments.

Organizes the wealth of health-related data providded by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Allows customized queries of public health datasets.

NJSHAD Community Dashboards are one-page tables of a set of of health indicators for a given community.

This page has death and mortality rates for the US.

WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.

Use NJSHAD to create a customized query for mortality statistics at the state, county or municipality level.

The webpage is looking at mortality and leading causes of death in NJ.

WHO's annual World Health Statistics reports present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States.