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Environmental Defense About the Chemicals: Chemical Profile Search
Searchable collection of fact sheets for over 11,000 chemicals. The fact sheets compile data from many government and (more)
Jan 14, 2004 Summary
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Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization Atlas of Health in Europe
Publication of health-related statistics for the WHO European Region Member States. Data are compiled from a variety (more)
Publication Year: 2003
Jul 7, 2003 Summary
HTM
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Web Search
Allows you to search the CDC and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) sites.
Apr 26, 2002 Summary
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National Institutes of Health/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CHID Online: The Combined Health Information Database
Database allows visitors to search fields for US government literature on various health-realted topics, including (more)
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Current Bibliographies in Medicine 2000-7: Health Risk Communication
Bibliographies provide citations to publications in risk communication and related areas from 1990-2000.
Publication Month: October 2000
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data Warehouse
This site provides links to NCHS statistics, tabulated data, and downloadable data files including National Health (more)
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization European Health Report 2002
This report presents public health information about the Member States. It is designed to be of use to decision (more)
Publication Year: 2002
Feb 27, 2003 Summary
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Food Allergy Research and Resource Program Farrp Allergen Database
Database of unique known and putative allergens, a sequence comparison routine that may be used to compare protein (more)
Jan 15, 2003 Summary
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Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fast Stats A to Z
This page provides links to NCHS statistics, reports, and data on a variety of topics. Statistics are provided for (more)
Jul 17, 2002 Summary
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Sara Fein FDA Food Safety Surveys
This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne (more)
Publication Date: Thursday, July 25, 2002
Aug 19, 2002 Summary

Weight Management

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Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Data, documentation, questionnaires, and publications related to this telephone survey of health risks in the United (more)
Jul 7, 2003 Summary
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Community Nutrition Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Nutrition Mapping Project CNMap
This site gives data in tabular form and mapped for the U.S. states for nutrient intakes and healthy eating patterns. (more)
Jul 14, 2003 Summary
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Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission Diet, Physical Activity and Health - EU Platform for Action Database
Database of action plans of members of the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. The database is (more)
Deadline: Monday, December 19, 2005
Dec 19, 2005 Summary
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Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy People . . . tracking the Nation's health
This page provides data, documentation, and publications from Healthy People 2010 and Healthy People 2000. Focus (more)
Jul 17, 2002 Summary
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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obesity Among Persons 20 Years of Age and Over, According to Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States, 1960-62, 1971-74, 1976-80, 1988-94, and 1999-2000
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (more)
Publication Year: 2002
Jul 7, 2003 Summary
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Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overweight and Obesity: Economic Consequences
This page provides information and data on the costs of obesity at the national and state levels.
Aug 18, 2004 Summary
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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overweight Children and Adolescents 6-19 Years of Age, According to Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States, Selected Years 1963-65 Through 1999-2000
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Jul 2, 2003 Summary
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Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prevention Communication Research Database
Collection of documents on prevention-related audience research conducted or sponsored by the Department of Health (more)
Sep 15, 2004 Summary
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Weight-control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
Questions and answers regarding overweight and obesity, including prevalence statistics, economic costs, and other (more)
Publication Month: July 2003
Oct 13, 2003 Summary
ASPX
Comma-Separated Values Text File
 
World Health Organization WHO Global InfoBase: InfoBase Online
Database of survey data for risk factors for noncommunicable diseases from many countries worldwide. The database may (more)
Jan 27, 2004 Summary

Foodborne Illness Morbidity and Mortality

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Unit of Descriptive Epidemiology, International Agency for Research on Cancer Cancer Mondial Fees may apply
This site provides access to several databases with downloadable datasets on cancer incidence, mortality, and (more)
Jun 23, 2003 Summary
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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deaths/Mortality
Mortality statistics from NCHS.
May 28, 2002 Summary
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Minino, Arialdi M., and Betty L. Smith Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
Data on U.S. deaths, including life expectancy, leading causes of death, and infant mortality.
Publication Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2001
Aug 13, 2002 Summary
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Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization European Health For All Database
Online access and the ability to download the European Health For All Database. Includes data for demographic and (more)
Feb 26, 2003 Summary
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Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food and Drug Safety Priority Area 12
Data used for the Food and Drug Safety Progress Review, including data on infections from foodborne Salmonella, (more)
May 28, 2002 Summary
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Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FoodNet
Program of active surveillance and epidemiologic studies of foodborne diseases intended to improve understanding of (more)
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infectious Disease
Statistics and data on annual infectious disease rates, including rates for Salmonella.
May 28, 2002 Summary
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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mortality Data from the National Vital Statistics System
Mortality publications and statistical data.
May 28, 2002 Summary
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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Death Index Fees may apply
Index of information on death records that are on file with state vital statistics offices. For a fee, researchers (more)
Jul 19, 2004 Summary
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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality File Fees may apply
File that links mortality information from the National Death Index with the National Health Interview Survey for (more)
Jul 21, 2004 Summary

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