Week 2 Practicum Project: Sources of Data Directions: Use the selected topic

Week 2

Practicum Project: Sources of Data

Directions:

Use the selected topic from the Week 1 Discussion: Practicum Project: Selection of Health Promotion Topic to collect epidemiological data related to your practicum topic. This data will be used to complete the Week 2 Practicum Project: Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis template (see the template for complete requirements).

Click the linked Data Sources for Multiple Topics in the table below to collect epidemiological data related to your practicum topic.

Click the linked topic-specific data sources in the table below to collect epidemiological data related to your practicum topic.

Use the collected data to complete the Week 2 Practicum Project: Health Promotion Data Collection and Analysis template.

If additional data is required, explore related professional organizations or state websites. Narrow the search by using your state and the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Public Health.

Data Sources for Multiple Topics

America’s Health Ranking

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – PLACES Interactive Map

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – National Center for Health Statistics

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

Global Burden of Disease Study

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) – U.S. Health Map

Kaiser Family Foundation – State Data

The Commonweath Fund

United States Census Bureau Data

World Health Organization Data Collections

Topic Choices

Data Sources

Injury Prevention

Water safety

Transportation safety

Firearm safety

Drownings – CDC

Preventable Injury by State – National Safety Council

Motor Vehicle Deaths by State – National Safety Council

Firearm Mortality – CDC

Substance Use/Abuse

Tobacco/smoking/vaping

Alcohol

Drugs (non-specific)

Opioids

Cigarette Use Among Youth – CDC

E-Cigarette Users And State-Specific Prevalence

Adult Cigarette Smoking Rates by State – American Lung Association

National Drunk Driving Statistics – Responsibility.org

Alcohol Facts And Statistics – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Data on Excessive Drinking – CDC

Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Use Statistics (includes youth and opioids) – National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics

Drug Overdose Mortality by State (not drug specific) – CDC

Drug Overdose Mortality (drug specific) – State Health Access Data Assistance Center

Immunizations

Childhood immunizations

Adult immunizations

Vaccination Coverage Data – CDC

Violence

Youth violence

Intimate partner violence

Child abuse

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System – CDC

Juvenile Crime (Tools for you section) – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Intimate Partner (Domestic) Violence – National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Child Maltreatment – National Home Visiting Resource Center

State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States

Environmental Health

Air pollution

Lead contamination

Radon

Current and Historical Air Quality by State – AirNow

State of the Air – American Lung Association

Lead Pipes by State – Natural Resources Defense Council

Childhood Lead Poisoning and Prevention – CDC

Radon – CDC

Maps of Radon Zones by State – Environmental Protection Agency

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (non-specific)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance – CDC

STD and HIV Data – Atlas Plus CDC

HIV Statistics – CDC

AIDS Map (by county) – AIDSVu

The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic – HIV.gov

HIV U.S. Statistics – HIV.gov

Human Trafficking

Human trafficking (all ages – preventing/identifying/resources)

National and State Trafficking Hotline Statistics

Annual Statistics by State – Administration for Children and Families

Mental Health

Depression

Suicide Prevention

Mental Health Rankings by State – Mental Health America

Suicide Mortality by State – CDC

Obesity

Obesity (all ages – preventing/identifying/resources)

Obesity Prevalence Maps – CDC

National and Regional Obesity Data by Demographic

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