Government Websites
- CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. MMWR readership predominantly consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists and other scientists, researchers, educators, and laboratorians.
- Explore Census Data - Census BureauData.census.gov is the new platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- FastStats - National Center for Health Statistics - CDCFastStats provides alphabetical organization of public health statistical data for the U.S. This link also includes birth and death totals by U.S. state or territory.
- HIV.govHIV.gov receives planning guidance from the Federal HIV/AIDS Web Council (see below), a cross-agency planning group, and uses a communications plan to guide its activities.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)"NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability."
- Florida Health Charts (FL Dept of Health) This link opens in a new windowUse Florida public health statistics and community health data to track the health status of your community!
- National Cancer InstituteThe National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training.
- Healthy Eating Index (HEI) - Food and Nutrition Service - USDAThe Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with key recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans is designed for nutrition and health professionals to help individuals (ages 2 years and older) and families to consume a healthful and nutritionally adequate diet.
- Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) - NIHIn addition to carrying out its scientific mission, the NIH exemplifies and promotes the highest level of public accountability. To that end, the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools provides access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH supported research.
- Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools - Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) - NIHOne of the tools available on the RePORT website is the RePORTER (RePORT Expenditures and Results) module. RePORTER is an electronic tool that allows users to search a repository of both intramural and extramural NIH-funded research projects and access publications and patents resulting from NIH funding.
- MyPlate - USDAMyPlate Kitchen provides recipes and resources to support building healthy and budget-friendly meals. MyPlate Kitchen includes recipes from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) programs including the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).