Dietetics 390

ERS examines factors driving dietary choices and the economic consequences of nutritional and health outcomes. Food and dietary choices are influenced not only by prices and income, but also by family structure, time constraints, psychological factors, nutritional information, and Federal food and nutrition assistance programs.

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to:

Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors.
Empower individuals toward making informed health decisions.
Measure the impact of prevention activities.

WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data.

Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors, plus obesity and asthma, among adolescents at the national, state, territorial, tribal, and local levels.

Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in planning, interpretation, and evaluation of public health practice. The latest facts, statistics and surveillance systems related to physical activity are provided.

Data sets, reports, and systems related to nutrition are provided.

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations.

U.S. Census Bureau -- summary profiles showing frequently requested data.

Population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the Census Bureau. Browse, search, and map data from multiple Census Bureau sources, including the Decennial Census, American Community Survey (ACS), Economic Census, annual population estimates, and annual economic surveys. Includes extensive help and glossary sections.

Links to federal sites for census geography and demographics.

This page provides a selection of resources from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) federal partners and is not intended to be a comprehensive list.

Child Health USA 2014 is the latest in the series of annual reports on the health status and service needs of America’s infants, children, and adolescents.

Links from Nutrition.gov

Provides easy access to most current CDC data on key indicators of health and well-being, screenings and vaccinations, and mental health among older adults.

Learn about taking care of bone health and special considerations during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Women’s Health USA is an easy-to-use collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities.