This list was compiled after an extensive search for rural health related data sources. If you are aware of other data sources, please let us know so we can add it to the list.
Data Sources Specific to the Redwood Coast Region
Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity & Mendocino Counties:
Rural Health Information Survey
A survey conducted by the California Center for Rural Policy in 2006 assessing health disparities, access to health care and other determinants of health among residents in the Redwood Coast Region.
Reports and data available at http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccrp/?q=node/526
Rural Latino Project
Interviews conducted by the California Center for Rural Policy assessing health care needs of rural Latinos in Northern California. http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccrp/?q=node/529
Del Norte County Health Care Provider Recruitment & Retention Plan
California Center for Rural Policy, Humboldt State University
www.humboldt.edu/~ccrp/?q=node/524
Economic Impact Report: Health Care in Humboldt County, California
www.stjosepheureka.org/CommunityReports/HumboldtHealthcareEconomicImpact...
Humboldt County Community Needs Assessment, 2008
Area One Agency on Aging, Humboldt Area Foundation, McLean Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Joseph Health System-Humboldt County.
Report available on CCRP website: http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccrp/?q=system/files/resources/Entire%20Needs%20Assessment%202008%20(2).pdf
Humboldt Diabetes Project
Humboldt Del-Norte Independent Practice Association
www.hdnfmc.com/hdp/indexhdp.php
Humboldt General Plan Update Health Impact Assessment
Humboldt County Public Health Brance, Humboldt Partnership for Active Living, Human Impact Partners.
Contains information about transportation, housing, environmental stewardship, economy, public infrastructure and safety and potential health impacts for three plan alternatives being considered in the Humboldt County General Plan Update.
www.nrsrcaa.org/humpal/resources.htm
Humboldt County Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations Report, May 2006
Natural Resources Services, Redwood Community Action Agency
http://www.nrsrcaa.org/path/TDPReport.htm
Community Health Status Report, 2008
Mendocino County Department of Public Health
www.co.mendocino.ca.us/ph/chsr.htm
Redwood Coast Rural Action
2004 Baseline Data Report
http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccrp/?q=system/files/resources/Databooks05-04.pdf
Data Sources for Children’s Health:
National Level Data:
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas 2005
Department of Health and Human Services
This chartbook is based on data from the National Survey of Children's Health. It makes rural and urban comparisons.
www.mchb.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/neighborhood/20cc.htm
National Survey of Children’s Health
Telephone survey conducted every 4 years. Data available on a national or state level.
http://nschdata.org/Content/#
Child Trends DataBank
Summaries of national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being.
www.childtrendsdatabank.org/index.cfm
State & County Level Data:
Investigating Very Low Food Security in the Redwood Coast Region
California Center for Rural Policy, Humboldt State University
A Research Brief with data from the Rural Health Information Survey.
www.humboldt.edu/~ccrp/?q=node/518
California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
A telephone survey conducted every 2 years. Includes a broad range of health topics. Data is available on a state or county level, however many counties are grouped into regions.
www.chis.ucla.edu/main/default.asp
The Healthy Kids Survey
A youth self-report survey of 5th-12th graders. Collects data about drug use, violence, crime, and physical and mental health. Data available for school districts, and counties.
www.wested.org/cs/chks/print/docs/chks_home.html
Overweight Children in California
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
An analysis and summary of the California Physical Fitness Test of 5th, 7th and 9th graders. Data is available on a state or county level.
www.publichealthadvocacy.org/countyfactsheet.html
County Profiles of Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in California
California Food Policy Advocates
www.cfpa.net/2008%20County%20Profiles/2008CountyProfileMap.htm
School Food Programs
California Department of Education
Child nutrition programs data and statistics, including county profiles, free and reduced price data, school meal nutrition analysis, and summer meal service sites.
www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/
Data files include public school enrollment, number of CalWORKS children residing in the attendance area, number of students eligible for free or reduced price meal programs, percent CalWORKS children, and percent free and reduced price meal eligibility in the program.
www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/cw/filesafdc.asp
Kids Count Data Center, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
State, city, county & school district level data for over 100 measures of child well-being.
www.kidscount.org/datacenter/index.jsp
Children Now
The California County Data Book
A compilation of county-level data on children's health, education, and economic well-being. The primary data sources for the book are the U.S. Census and California Health Interview Survey.
http://publications.childrennow.org/publications/invest/cdb07/databook_2...
Data Sources for Health, Community & Environment
National Level Data:
Community Tracking Study (CTS), Center for Studying Health System Change
Periodic national surveys of households, physicians and employers.
www.hschange.com/index.cgi?data=12
State & County Level Data:
American Fact Finder
US Census site for population, housing, economic and geographic data.
factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
California Department of Finance
Selected economic, social, and demographic data at the state and county level.
www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/profiles/pf_home.php
Labor Market Information
State of California Employment Development Department
Data includes unemployment and industry information at the state, county and city level.
www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?pageid=170
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Data includes diagnoses and financial information from hospitals, primary care/specialty clinics, long term care facilities, home health and hospice. OSHPD also has information about Healthcare Workforce Development, Health Professional Shortage Area Designations and Medical Service Study Areas.
www.oshpd.ca.gov/HID/DataFlow/index.html
The California County Profiles, California Department of Finance
A compilation of selected economic, social, and demographic data for California and its 58 counties.
www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/profiles/pf_home.php
Race and Ethnicity in California: Demographics Report Series, Stanford University
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) uses Census data to document the current socioeconomic, educational, and demographic status of ethnic and racial minority populations in California.
http://ccsre.stanford.edu/PUBL_demRep.htm
Insure the Uninsured Project
Information about the uninsured by county. Data on the number of uninsured is obtained from the California Health Interview Survey.
www.itup.org/index.html
Medi-Cal Beneficiaries by Zip Code
Department of Health Care Services
Beneficiaries by Zip Code:
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/statistics/Pages/MediCalBeneficiarie...
Statewide and county level data for the Medi-Cal beneficiary population by age, ethnicity, language, aid code and health care plan type:
www.dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/statistics/Pages/MCSSHomePage.aspx
County Medical Services Program (CMSP)
Summaries of claims and costs by county.
cmspcounties.org/data/county_specific.html
Healthy Families Enrollment Data
Enrollment and disenrollment figures for Healthy Families’ children by age, county or health plan.
www.mrmib.ca.gov/MRMIB/HFP/HFPReports.shtml
Vital Statistics Data (birth, death, fetal death, infant death and marriage)
California Department of Public Health
http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/programs/OHIR/Pages/default.aspx
Vital Statistics Query System
www.applications.dhs.ca.gov/vsq/default.asp
County Health Status Profiles and Health Data Summaries for California Counties
Contains county data for selected health indicators as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and modified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in collaboration with the California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO).
www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/OHIR/Pages/CHSP.aspx
The California Women’s Health Survey
Department of Health Care Services
An annual telephone survey that collects information from a sample of approximately 4,000 randomly selected adult women aged 18 years or older on a wide variety of health indicators and health-related knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes. This survey began in March 1997 as a collaborative effort between the California Departments of Health Services, Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Programs, and Social Services, and the Public Health Institute (PHI). PHI’s Survey Research Group administered the survey while California Medical Review, Inc. (CMRI) provided technical assistance.
www.dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/statistics/Pages/cwhs.aspx
EPICenter
California Department of Public Health
Fatal & nonfatal injury and violence data tables at state & county levels
www.applications.dhs.ca.gov/epicdata/
State Cancer Profiles
California Cancer Registry
California's statewide population-based cancer surveillance system.
http://www.ccrcal.org/
National Cancer Institute
Cancer statistics on a national, state and county level.
http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/
The California Tobacco Survey
California Department of Public Health
A telephone survey of adults aged 18 and older conducted triennially by the University of California San Diego for the California Department of Health Services, Tobacco Control Section. Includes a broad range of tobacco-related indicators. Data is available on a state or county level, however many counties are grouped into regions.
www.cstats.info/
California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
A telephone survey conducted every 2 years. Includes a broad range of health topics. Data is available on a state or county level, however many counties are grouped into regions.
www.chis.ucla.edu/main/default.asp
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Numerous national level surveys and data sources.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Wonder
Provides a single point of access to a wide variety of public health reports and data systems.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
RAND Corporation
Public use databases on a wide range of topics both nationally and internationally.
http://www.rand.org/about/tools/databases.html
Family Health Outcomes Project, UC San Francisco
Extensive list of data sources
www.ucsf.edu/fhop/_htm/pub_health_data/gen_ph_data.htm#ghs
Maternal and Child Health Resources, UC Berkeley
Extensive list of data sources
www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/mch.html
