Other Data Resources Available on the Web:

New York State Department of Health:
http://www.health.state.ny.us/

CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov

Census Bureau:
http://www.census.gov

National Institute of Health:
http://www.nih.gov/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
http://www.ahcpr.gov/

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project:
http://www.ahcpr.gov/data/hcup/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

Center for Studying Health System Change:
http://www.hschange.com/

ICPSR: Public use data sets area available for download on UR computers
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/index.html

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

National Survey of America'sFamilies:
http://newfederalism.urban.org/nsaf/index.htm

Area Resource File (ARF):
http://www.arfsys.com/

ResDac (Research Data Assistant Program):
http://www.resdac.umn.edu/

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA):
http://www.hcfa.gov/

HCFA Public Use Files:
http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/pufiles.htm

HCFA Data and Statistics:
http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/stats.htm

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care: This site has a link to files available to download, including crosswalk of zip codes to hospital service areas, and summary statistics by hospital service areas. Maps of service areas are available for viewing in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine:
http://www.dartmouth.atlas.org

State Health Facts Online:
http://www.statehealthfacts.org

MEDSTAT MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters file is available to doctoral students for dissertation research. An application form for the Dissertation Support Program is available from the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine. General information about MEDSTAT is available at http://www.medstat.com.