For the Media

Health Statistics

Each of the listed web sites has up to date information regarding each topic. Please visit the listed sites for more information.

Autoimmune Diseases:

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (asthma and allergy stats only)
http://www.aaaai.org/media/statistics/default.stm

Cancer:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
http://www.nci.nih.gov/statistics

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.ced.gov/nchs/fastats/cancer.htm

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/stt_0.asp

Substance Abuse:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Stats.html

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/highlights.htm#2k3Pubs

American Council for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org/educate/Research.htm

Smoking:

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) Tobacco Information and Prevention Tips (TIPS)
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/issue.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/smoking.htm

Making the Grade on Women's Health
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/Women&SmokingReportCard2003.pdf

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_
2X_Cigarette_Smoking.asp?sitearea=PED

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/data

Chronic Disabling Conditions:

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDP) http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/didop/disability.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/disable.htm

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -- includes chronic bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, and emphysema

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/data

Diabetes

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/populations/index.htm

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/statistics.htm

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) Diabetes Public Health Resource
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/index.htm

National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/diabetes.htm

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp

Heart Disease

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm

American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200026

HIV/AIDS

National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/aids-hiv.htm

National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases (NIAID) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/aidsstat.htm

Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/us.cfm

Mental Illness

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Minority Health
http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/mental.htm

National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm

National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/stats.cfm

Minority Women

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Minority Health
http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/dbrf.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/minority.htm

Health of Minority Women http://www.4woman.gov/owh/pub/minority/index.htm

Older Women’s Health

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPH)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_aging/index.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/elderly.htm

Reproductive Health

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPH)
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/surveil.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/reproduc.htm

Stroke

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPH)
http://www.cdc.gov/cvh/library/statisticalinfo.htm

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm

American Stroke Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1928

Thyroid Disorders

Thyroid Foundation of America http://www.allthyroid.org/about/media/stats02/1

Urologic Problems

National Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kustats/index.htm

Violence and Abuse

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/osp/data.htm

U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs

Women’s Health

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthywomen.htm

Last Updated: August 2004