Health Disparities: 2. Statistics and Data Sources in Health Disparites

A series of documents commenting on NIH research from the Asian and Pacific Islander point-of view. From the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

You can create customized reports on state-level health insurance coverage, access, and cost.

DATA2020, the Healthy People 2020 interactive data tool, allows users to explore data and technical information related to the Healthy People 2020 objectives.

The Child Trends DataBank examines and monitors more than 100 indicators that focus on risks and positive developments for children. For each indicator we summarize what the research says about its importance to children’s development, track trends over time and by subgroup, and highlight strategies likely to improve well-being. We also provide links to state, local, and international data. - See more at: http://www.childtrends.org/databank/#sthash.xlCTkUzn.dpuf

Health Profiles of minority populations such as African-American; Latino; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander.

From the Kaiser Family Foundation

This is the central site for health statistics within the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. Link to major health surveys, or obtain vital statistics. Software is available on the site to query CDC databases.

The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) has launched its Open Data Portal initiative in order to increase public access to one of the State’s most valuable assets – non-confidential health and human services data. Its goals are to spark innovation, promote research and economic opportunities, engage public participation in government, increase transparency, and inform decision-making. "Open Data" describes data that are freely available, machine-readable, and formatted according to national technical standards to facilitate visibility and reuse of published data.

Statistical and data tables produced by the California Department of Public Health. Types of information includes breastfeeding, death, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, etc.

Demographic, health, safety, economic data for cities across California.

CPEHN has search tool to find data and reports by race/ethnicity, county, health condition, and more.

From the California Healthcare Foundation. How is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) changing insurance coverage, access to health care, and affordability in California? This interactive tool provides baseline and trend data for selected measures to help answer these questions.
The data include uninsured rates, private and public coverage levels, insurance status, and Covered California enrollment; use of services and barriers to care; and consumer spending and premium sharing for employees, including low-wage, part-time, and temporary workers.