U.S. Community Health
Provides resources (data, reports, and more) related to community health in the United States.
- Getting Started
- Toolkits
- I. Populations
- II. Economic Stability
- III. Education
- IV. Community Context
- V. Health Care Disparities This link opens in a new window
- VI. Physical Determinants
- Health Equity This link opens in a new window
- Sustainable Development Goals This link opens in a new window
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
- Writing/Citation Resources
- APA Style 7th
Informationist
Gurpreet Rana
she/her/hers
Contact:
Global Health Coordinator
Taubman Health Sciences Library
University of Michigan
Taubman Health Sciences Library
University of Michigan
Informationist
Important Notice
Some U.S. federal agencies and initiatives are modifying publicly available data and some datasets may not be accessible on their sites at this time. Please CLICK HERE for information and selected alternative sources
Highlighted Resources:
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data.census.gov | US Census BureauThe official portal to data from the US Census Bureau, containing a number of censuses and surveys.
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Census QuickFactsQuick statistics for American states, counties, cities, and towns with more than 5,000 poeple.
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FastStats A to ZFrom the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this page provides quick links to statistics on topics important to public health arranged alphabetically.
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County Health RankingsCounty Health Rankings ranks all counties within each state on their overall health.
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MDHHS: Michigan Health StatisticsData are provided at the state, county and community level.
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Neighborhood Navigator | The EveryONE Project | AAFPLists more than 40,000 social services by zip code. Includes food, housing, transportation, employment aid, legal aid, and financial assistance.
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City Health DashboardData on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 900 largest U.S. cities with populations >50,000. Created by the Department of Population Health and the School of Public Service at NYU in partnership with the National Resource Network
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health"Allows counties, places, and local health departments..to better understand the burden and geographic distribution of health-related outcomes in their jurisdictions and assist them in planning public health interventions."
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Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP)MLPP is a Michigan state-level organization that addresses poverty through a racial equity lens. Data mapping, health and social determinant data profiles, and data trackers are available.
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Washtenaw County Health Department | Health For AllThis site includes interactive data on hundreds of factors related to community health including year-to-year data at the county, city, zip code, or census tract level related to health, economics, education, environment, and transportation - as well as local resources, funding opportunities, stories about people behind the data.
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IHME | United States health briefingsData on U.S. states' health problems from 1990 to 2021
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Global Burden of Disease: US County ProfilesSnapshot of disease incidence and prevalence in U.S. counties.
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Custom State ReportsAn interactive tool for creating custom reports with state health data. Choose from hundreds of State Health Facts indicators to create reports on individual or multiple U.S. states. From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS)Iinformation on a range of state-based health-related issues.
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Health, United States (CDC)Annual report about the health of the US population, from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
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HealthyPeople 2030Data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade.
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PolicyMapIncludes15,000+ indicators used to understand communities, including demographics, income and spending, housing, lending activity, quality of life, economy, education, and health data.
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Southeast Michigan Council of Governments | COMMUNITY PROFILESCommunity snapshots available, including forecasted statistics.
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StatistaOnline portal of recent data, reports, statistical charts, graphs and tables. Subjects include: health, marketing, demographics, communication, technology, politics, and public opinion.
International Data
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UN DataOfficial statistics produced by countries and compiled by the United Nations, as well as estimates and projections. Covers agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, and population.
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WHO Country ProfilesCountry data from the World Health Organization grouped by region.
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World Bank Open DataProvides download access to over 2000 indicators from the World Bank data sets including World Development Indicators.
Databases
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ScopusMultidisciplinary coverage of information from science, social sciences, and arts & humanities.
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PsycInfoContains citations & summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, & technical reports in the field of psychology & the psychological aspects of medicine, psychiatry, & public health.
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Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary coverage representing over 150 disciplines including science, social sciences, and arts & humanities from 1900 to the present.
Research Guides
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2025 12:59 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences