University Libraries

Research Guide

Nursing 405

Community Health Nursing

GENERAL STARTING POINTS AND FINDING AIDS

I. Catologues of Government Publications

A. The SOURCE (source.unco.edu) - Many Colorado state and U.S. Government Publications are catalogued into the library's public catalog.

B. Government Printing Office - database contains cataloging records for government reports published since 1994.

II. Indexes to Statistical Publications and Data

A. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe (http://www.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv) - A subscription service that indexes federal and state statistical publications and data on agency web servers. This link will connect you to the home page for all our CIS subscriptions. Select "STATISTICAL UNIVERSE" from that page.

B. FEDSTATS (http://www.fedstats.gov) - An free online search service for data produced by Federal Agencies.

III. Federal Publications

A. Health United States. (HE 20.7072/6: ) - 2007 edition and previous editions back to 1975 are available from the CDC web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

B. Healthy People 2000. (HE 20.2: D63/8) - Final review and annual progress reviews are available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hp2k/review/review.htm

C. Healthy People 2010. http://www.health.gov/healthypeople. - History of program and statements of new goals and objectives.

D. Vital Statistics of the United States. (HE 20.6210: ) - Births, deaths (numbers and causes), marriages and divorces. State and County level data. All data for 1990 - 1993, plus "Natality" (birth) data for 1994, 1997, 1998, and 1999 is available at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/vsus/vsus.htm

E. Vital and Health Statistics. (HE 20.6209: ) (the "Rainbow Series") - Reports and data tables from various DHHS Health related surveys. Full-text of many of them are available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/series/ser.htm

F. Trends in the Well-Being of Americas Children and Youth. (HE 1.63: ) - 2003 (the latest) edition is online at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/03trends/index.htm

G. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports. (HE 20.7009: ) - Current issue and back issues to 1982 (vol. 31) are available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html

H. America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being - 1997- 2007 editions online at:
http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren

IV. Colorado State Publications and Websites

A. Colorado Vital Statistics. (Colo HE 11/620.12/ ) - Highlights of the 1999-2006 Reports are available online at: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/vs/

B. Health Watch / CDPHE Health Statistics Section. (Colo HE 18/62.11/1 ) - Health watch and other publications of the Health Statistics section are available at: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/pubs/

C. Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. (Colo HE 18/62.2/SY8 ) - the 1997-2002 report, and some more recent data is available at: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/brfss/

D. COHID (www.cdphe.state.co.us/cohid/) - Colorado Health Information Dataset. Searchable database of birth and death data.

E. Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/yrbs/)

F. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/prams/)

G. Census of Occupational Injuries (http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/cfoi)

V. Federal Agency Web sites with health related data

A. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics (http://hhs-stat.net)

B. Centers for Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov) - From the CDC Home page, select "Topics A to Z", "Publications and Software Products" or "Data and Statistics".

C. National Center for Health Statistics (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs) - From the NCHS Home page, try "FASTATS A TO Z", "Surveys and Data Collection Systems" or "Publications and Information Products".

D. CHILDSTATS (www.childstats.gov) - Official website of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. It's major publications is America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.

VI. Federal Agency Web sites with general demographic data

A. U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov) - Most of the demographic data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing along with many Census Bureau publications that have appeared since 1990. The search engine that will access available 2000 census data is called the American Factfinder (factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet).

VII. Colorado State Agency Web sites

A. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (http://www.cdphe.state.co.us) - From the CDPHE Home page, try the link to "Health/Disease Statistics".

B. Colorado by the Numbers (http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/online.htm - A web-based statistical abstract of Colorado. Data on demographics, economy, health, education, crime, etc.