American College of Epidemiology
ACE
http://www.acepidemiology2.org/
This professional organization is dedicated to the education & advocacy for epidemiologists.

American FactFinder
US Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPeople?_submenuId=people_1&_sse=on
Obtain data in the form of maps, tables, and reports from a variety of Census Bureau sources.

Arkansas Crime Information Center
http://www.acic.org/statistics/index.htm
ACIC is the administration of a comprehensive data system that is accessible by criminal justice agencies in over 250 locations in Arkansas. This state system is interfaced with the FBI National Crime Information Center, as well as similar systems in the other 49 states.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
BRFSS is the world's largest phone survey. It tracks health risks of adults in the U.S.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
US Department of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Federal statisics on crime, law enforcement, and the justice system.

Cancer Control PLANET
American Cancer Society
http://cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov/
This Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal provides access to data and resources that can help planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs.

CDC Wonder
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
http://wonder.cdc.gov
Allows users to query dozens of numeric data sets on CDC's mainframe & other computers, via "fill-in-the-blank" request screens. Public-use data sets about mortality, cancer incidence, hospital discharges, AIDS, behavioral risk factors, diabetes, and many other topics are available for query. The requested data can be readily summarized and analyzed.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/home-hcp.htm
Provides information geared toward various audiences, including health care professionals, media, and the general public. Includes information on vaccine-preventable diseases, immunization benefits, news and publications about immunizations and immunization-related issues, educational and training resources for immunization providers, and patient education resources.

Clinical Trials
NIH
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.

Community Guide
CDC
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Includes direct links to research tested intervention programs and product examples from the National Cancer Institute's Research-Tested Intervention Programs in cancer, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco sections.

Core Public Health Journals in Epidemiology
PH/HA Medical Library Association
http://info.med.yale.edu/eph/phlibrary/phjournals/v2/subject/5/index.html
The Core Public Health Journals project is to identify a list of core public health journals that should be in all libraries serving public health organizations in any or all of the specialty areas covered. The Public Health and Health Administration section of the Medical Library Association supports this project.

Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists
CSTE
http://www.cste.org/
Leaders in applied public health epidemiology.

Current Index to Statistics
CIS
http://www.library.uams.edu/resources/databases.aspx
NOTE: UAMS Site
An index to journal articles, proceedings, edited books, and other sources in statistics and related fields from 1975 to present.

Epi Info
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/
With Epi Info™ and a personal computer, epidemiologists and other public health and medical professionals can rapidly develop a questionnaire or form, customize the data entry process, and enter and analyze data.

Epi X: The Epidemic Information Exchange
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/epix/
Through Epi-X, CDC officials, state and local health departments, poison control centers, and other public health professionals can access and share preliminary health surveillance information --- quickly and securely.

Epidemiology for the Uninitiated
BMJ
http://www.bmj.com/epidem/
A free basic textbook in epidemiology. Available from the British Medical Journal.

Epidemiology.net
UNC, Chapel Hill
http://ww.epidemiology.net
This site has been created as a vehicle for disseminating the current version of Understanding the Fundamentals of Epidemiology - an evolving text and other learning materials. This site is maintained at UNC, Chapel Hill.

FASTSTATS A to Z
NCHS
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/
Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, sources of more data, and related web pages.

Finding and Using Health Statistics
NLM & NICHSR
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/index.htm
A self-study course from the National Library of Medicine and the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology.

Genomics for Public Health Practitioners
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/training/GPHP/default.htm
This 45 minute introductory presentation on genomics and public health is intended for public health practitioners who have minimal experience in the area of genomics as it pertains to public health.

HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map
Children's Hospital and Harvard MIT
http://www.healthmap.org/
HealthMap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. This freely available Web site integrates outbreak data of varying reliability, ranging from news sources (such as Google News) to curated personal accounts (such as ProMED) to validated official alerts (such as World Health Organization).

Infectious Disease Surveillance
National Center for Infectious Disease - CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/osr/index.htm
This site offers information about disease surveillance systems operating within or collaborating with the NCID. Browse the infectious disease A to Z list for specific clinical features, transmission infofrmation, etc. The site also maintains links to disease reports, data, and publications that these systems publish.

John Snow
UCLA Department of Epidemiology
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html
This site is devoted to the life and times of Dr. John Snow (1813-1858), a legendary figure in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology.

Mental Measurements Yearbook
Buros Institute
http://www.library.uams.edu/resources/databases.aspx
NOTE: UAMS Site
Contains critical reviews and descriptive information of English-language standardized tests covering education, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. Access available from the UAMS Library, Ebsco databases.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html
The MMWR weekly contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries.

National Health Interview Survey: Race and Hispanic Origin Information
NCHS
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/rhoi/rhoi.htm
The site is intended to be a resource for policy makers and federal agencies that wish to learn about the NHIS' experiences with collecting data on race and Hispanic origin. It is also a research tool that will assist researchers using NHIS in understanding the evolution and complexity of the race and Hispanic origin data in the NHIS.

National Library of Medicine Gateway
NLM
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd
The NLM Gateways allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the US National Library of Medicine. The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, TOXLINE, NLM Catalog, consumer health databases and more.

National Map Maker
National Atlas of the United States
http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/maplayers.html
Choose from hundreds of layers of geographic information to make maps.

National Vital Statistics System
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
Compiles information from States on vital events: births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths.

Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used in Census 2000 and Beyond
Census.gov
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/racefactcb.html
The purpose of this document is to provide information about changes to the questions on race and Hispanic origin that have occurred for the Census 2000. These changes conform to the revisions of the standards for the classification of federal data on race and ethnicity promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in October 1997.

SEER - Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results
National Cancer Institute
http://seer.cancer.gov/
An authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.

Statistical Resources on the Web
University of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/sthealth.html
A comprehensive list of statistical resources dealing with health.

Summary of CDC Wonder Data Sets
CDC
http://wonder.cdc.gov/datasets.html
Select this site for a brief summary of various CDC data sets. This is an alphabetical list of the data available from the CDC Wonder Site.

Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health
University of Pittsburgh
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/
Supercourse is a global repository of lectures on public health and prevention targeting educators across the world.

TB Surveillance Reports
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/surv/surv.htm
The TB Surveillance Reports contain tabular & graphic information about reported TB cases collected from 59 reporting areas.

Vital Information for a Healthy Arkansas - Data and Research
DHHS
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/data/data.html
Local data sets on disease and injury surveillance, health professionals, maternal and child health, mortality, etc.

West Nile Virus - Statistics, Surveillance & Control
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&control04maps.htm
Site provides 2004 West Nile Virus activity within the U.S. The resource includes information about human, avian, mosquito, and animal infections.

West Nile Virus Maps
U.S. Department of the Interior
http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov
This resource provides detailed maps from the US Geolgocial Survey of West Nile Virus prevalence. Detailed state maps are available and includes data regarding samples submitted and positive results by human, avian, mosquito, and animals.

WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/whosis/en/index.html
Presents the most recent statistics since 1997 of 50 health indicators for WHO’s 192 Member States.

WISQARS Fatal Injuries: Leading Causes of Death Reports
CDC
http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus.html
(Web-based Injury Statistics Query & Reporting System) - An interactive database that provides customized reports of injury related data.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm
The YRBSS includes national, state, and local school-based surveys of representative samples of 9th through 12th grade students. These surveys are conducted every 2 years, usually during spring semester. The CDC's national survey provides data representative of high school students in U.S. public & private schools. The state & local surveys, conducted by departments of health & education, provide data representative of the state or local school district.