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Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health (DHHS)

Discusses program to eliminate disparities in infant mortality, cancer screening, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV, and immunizations
Statistical tables on all six subjects provide national data by race and Hispanic origin
Sample subjects include Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, amputations for diabetes, stroke deaths, HIV infection rates

International Classification of Disease (ICD-10-CM)

Simple list of disease classifications by three-digit code with printed disease name
Dated 2007

International Narcotics Control Board

Press releases include information about individual drugs and narcotics control treaties
Annual report provides regional and country statistics on illegal use of drugs and drug trafficking

International Population Data Base (Census Bureau)

Summary vital statistics data for all countries, 1996 and 2000 as well as mid-year estimates, 1950-2020
Additional data on marital status, ethnic origin, religion, literacy, labor force, income and poverty
Data may be downloaded directly or viewed via a spreadsheet
Display Mode provides a user-friendly pull-down menu for viewing on the screen

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Accreditation reports for hospitals, assisted living, behavioral care, and long-term care facilities
Search by name or geographic area

Kaiser Family Foundation

Working papers on health care policy, HIV, media programs, reproductive health, and South Africa
State reports on medicare, medicaid, and other health insurance coverage
Expensive public opinion polls on health policy, morals, and politics

Kidney and Urologic Diseases

National estimates on various urologic diseases and survival rates from dialysis and donor organs
No demographic breakdowns

Life Expectancy Tables (IRS)

Life expectancy for single persons, owners of IRAs, and couples when one is 10 years younger than the other
To be used for retirement distributions
No distinction made between men and women
Appears in Appendix C

Life Tables (NCHS)

Mapping Mental Health (WHO)

Country profiles on mental health policy, approved drugs, psychiatric beds per population, and number of mental health workers (e.g. psychiatrists, social workers) per population
Companion atlas shows countries in the world by each of the themes above