Health Advocacy: Websites & Statistics

Use the A-Z list- AWESOME amount of data.

Most commonly accessed stats

Is the repository for HRSA data that integrates with external information and data sources, enabling users to gather relevant and meaningful information about health care programs and the populations they serve.
Can create your own graphs, maps and downloads.

OECD- Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development: infant death, disease, dental health, cancer, morbidity, and more.

The WHO is "the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends." Hence: Authoritative.

Run by the CDC, this has info on A-Z topics and more.

HHS is the federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans...covers broad topics.

The complete report.

Sign up for a free membership.

Some content is available only with a paid membership.

Offers frequently asked questions about the Affordable Care Act and links to useful resources created by APHA and other organizations.

This website contains patient education materials available in a variety of different languages. EthnoMed is a joint project of University of Washington Health Sciences Library and the Harborview Medical Center's Community House Calls Program.

Specific diseases and conditions, dictionaries and directories, clinical trials, health news concerning the Hispanic community.

SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages is a joint initiative of the South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library is supported by a grant from the New England Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Supports research to improve healthcare quality.

Goal of site is to share educational resource material among the community of health professional educators involved in palliative care education.

For Health Professionals: Online Reference source.

Large Online Medicine Database from the National Institute of Health (NIH)

Newsletter from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Nation's largest philanthropy devoted solely to the public's health.

A healthcare analysis and strategy magazine for post-acute networks. Sign up for a free account.

Georgetown's nursing department provides insights into what palliative patient care is and how it differs from curative and end-of-life care. Also discussed in the resource are common challenges in palliative care and how to overcome them with quality care.