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Food and Nutrition Information Center (US)

GenderStats (World Bank)

National-level statistical data on poverty, education, health, labor force, and political participation broken down by gender
Approach data by country and then theme or via the country profiles

Global Database on Body Mass Index

Extensive searchable database of underweight, normal, overweight, pre-obese, and obese people by individual country and their cities by sex
Includes mapping capability

Global Insight (UMich Only)

Business database with news and time series data on general economics as well as the automotive, energy medical and pharmaceutical, and telecommunications sectors
For ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DATA, choose DataInsight-Web on the lefthand side of the screen
- Under historical data, choose Global Economy, Financial Markets, US Economy or US Regional Economy
- Select in a separate box the indicator , the geography, and source; then choose frequency (e.g. monthly quarterly); then press GO

Health Care Cost and Utilization Project

Track national data on hospital utilization, access, charges, quality and outcome
Follow menu through diagnosis and treatment to patient characteristics and outcome
Example: average length of stay for a Caesarian section is 3.1 days before discharge regardless of health insurer

Health Insurance Coverage

Health Insurance Reform - 2009

Bills before Congress in 2009 on expanding health insurance coverage to more Americans and efforts to pay for it
Congressional committee publications and analyses
Lobby and consumer group positions
Obama Administration position

Health Plan Report Card (National Committee for Quality Assurance)

Rates HMO and medicaid plans by location or nationally on access to health care, prevention, living with disease and recovery
Updated every month

Health Resources and Services Administration

State and county indicators of public health, including coverage by primary physicians and dentists, access to health care, maternal health, children, and infectious diseases

Health, U.S. (DHHS)