Pre-Clerkship Library Resources
The information resources you need for medical school
National Statistics
-
CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCollects data from telephone surveys about people’s health risk behaviors, chronic conditions and use of preventive services.
-
CDC National Center for Health StatisticsProvides information to support actions and policies relevant to health of the American people
-
County Health Rankings & RoadmapSearch the health of any community by entering the zip code. Also has excellent resources (action center, community stories) for making change in your own community.
-
DHHS Health Data portalDig into the latest public health data. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
-
Google Dataset SearchSearch by keyword to locate data sets across the web
-
Healthy People 2030US Department of Health's data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade.
-
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)Focuses on national health issues and the U.S. role in global health policy. Click in the top left menu to access topics.
-
Migration Data HubMigration trends worldwide. Find U.S. immigration and refugee data, international data, as well as interactive maps of these data.
-
Syracuse Universty MPH data sources guideGlobal, National, and NY State
-
Policy MapOnline mapping tool with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
Local Resources (CNY)
-
City Health DashboardGet the latest statistics on the health of the Syracuse, NY community. Choose from a variety of metrics or see a general overview.
-
CNY Vitals web siteTracks data on economy, housing, health, demographics, poverty and education for Onondaga, Madison, Cayuga, Cortland and Oswego counties.
-
NYS DOH StatisticsA-Z list of searchable data and reports in New York by topic
-
Onondaga County Health DataData and statistics on the health of the community. Includes a link to the Community Health Assessment (CHA).
Rural Health
-
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town AmericaMaps and statistics of rural populations by broad categories of socioeconomic factors, using U.S. Census data.
-
Rural Data ExplorerSelect from a wide range of data on health disparities, health workforce, demographics, and various other indicators. Explore how metropolitan and non-metro counties compare, nationwide and by state.
- Last Updated: Jun 28, 2022 5:02 PM
- URL: https://guides.upstate.edu/preclerkship
- Print Page