This guide is designed to assist users in selecting the most appropriate method of measuring adiposity in children when conducting population-level research and/or evaluation on obesity.
Provides easy access to national and state level CDC data on a range of key indicators of health and well-being for older adults, including caregiving, subjective cognitive decline, screenings and vaccinations, and mental health. These indicators provide a snapshot of currently available surveillance information and can be useful for prioritization and evaluation of public health interventions.
Surveillance data on HIV infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB), which are available to everyone through an interactive mapping tool.
The nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.
National trends data and key measures of progress in cancer prevention and risk factors including tobacco, physical activity, diet, sun, environment, genetic testing, sleep, and weight.
National data trends that examine tobacco use prevention and reducing the risk of certain types of cancer, and improving cancer outcomes.
National data trends that examine obesity prevention and reducing the risk of certain types of cancer, and improving cancer outcomes.
Publicly available datasets relevant to childhood obesity research, including obesity-related health behaviors, outcomes, and determinants; and policies and environmental factors.
Provides up-to-date information on the prevalence and incidence of diabetes and prediabetes, risk factors for complications, acute and long-term complications, deaths, and costs. These data can help focus efforts to prevent and control diabetes across the United States. This report is continually updated as data become available and is intended for a scientific audience.
A comprehensive list of national and international surveys on tobacco use, smoking cessation, secondhand smoke exposure, and other tobacco-related topics among youth, adults, and specific populations.
Provides many public health data sets to researchers and the public, including access to preliminary mortality estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). CDC WONDER can be valuable in public health research, decision making, priority setting, program evaluation, and resource allocation. Access statistical research data published by CDC, as well as reference materials, reports and guidelines on health-related topics. Search public-use data sets about deaths, cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, births, census data and more.
A source of state-level data on adults with disabilities. Access information on six functional disability types: cognitive, hearing, mobility, vision, self-care, and independent living. Explore data on more than 30 health topics - including smoking, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes - among adults with or without disabilities.
Evidence-based resources and tools to help prevent HIV/AIDS and its complications, including mobile apps, eLearning modules, and recommended interventions.
Comprehensive information on seasonal influenza from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including information about flu vaccines, prevention strategies, and flu activity and surveillance.
Interactive tool for finding information about select rare diseases including, diagnosis, inheritance, statistics, related research efforts and more.
An advanced fellowship program for physicians who have completed specialty training in hematology and/or oncology and want to gain specialized training in clinical and translational research in HIV malignancies.
Visualize data and locate information critical to understanding minority health, health disparities, and their determinants. Data are collected from public health surveillance systems by using either their published reports or public use files.
Tools and resources on healthcare-associated infections, including fact sheets, funding information, and reports.
A measure of diet quality, independent of quantity, that can be used to assess compliance with the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and monitor changes in dietary patterns. The HEI can also be used to evaluate nutrition interventions and consumer nutrition education programs.
Learn about proven, science-based methods to prevent and treat infectious diseases. Use these resources to develop programs and policies that are informed by evidence on what's effective, replicable, scalable, and sustainable.