Library Research Guides: Biology: Health Statistics

Health Status of the Nation

The Health, United States, 2020-2021: Annual Perspective is a brief annual report that integrates selected analyses on health trends reported online by the Health, United States program. The focus of this issue is on health disparities by sex, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

Aging

Silver Book - Alliance for Aging Research
Contains facts, statistics, graphs, and data from more than 200 agencies, organizations, and experts. It is a searchable database that is constantly updated and expanded in order to highlight the latest research and data on the burden of chronic disease. The online books in the series include, Diabetes, Neurological Disease, Osteoporosis, and Vision Loss.
National Institute on Aging - U.S. National Institutes of Health

Health Rankings

Health Rankings - United Health Foundation
Rankings by state and health problem: Obesity, Smoking, Diabetes and Sedentary Lifestyle. Data can be organized into a custom report and downloaded.
Contains some international data for comparison.

LGBT

The Fenway Institute Health Policy Research
Includes policy briefs, bibliography of academic publications, and toolkits.
Department of Health and Human Services Reports on LGBTQ+ Health