Research Guides: Nursing: Health Statistics

National Health Statistics Resources

Agency for Health Research & Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ is the leading Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans.
Data & Statistics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This page provides links to CDC datasets organized by topic.
Kaiser Family Foundation - State Health Facts
National Center for Health Statistics
Provides access to data sets, documentation, and questionnaires.
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) includes the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States. Provided through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States.

Chicago Health Atlas
Provides health data for City of Chicago residents.
Cook County Department of Public Health
The official website for the Cook County Department of Public Health.
Cook County Health Atlas
Health information and datasets concerning the residents of Cook County, Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health - Information for Researchers
This page contains links to various types of datasets offered through the IDPH.
Illinois Hospital Report Card
The Hospital Report Card Act (2004) mandated that the state provides to the public a picture of each hospital's staffing process as it relates to patient outcomes.