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National Survey on Drug Use & Health (SAMSHA)
  • National and state data on illegal drug, cigarette and alcohol use
  • Breakdowns by age and type of abuse
  • Text, charts, and data
  • Formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
NationMaster
  • Create graphs, maps, and country rankings for a very broad range of social, economic and cultural statistics
  • Subjects include individual crimes, currency, sports, religion, transportation, electoral system, budget, trade balance, health, education, economics, marriage rate
  • Countries may be ranked by region as well as worldwide from the top 100 to the bottom 5
  • Sample: Papua-New Guinea has one of the lowest crime rates in the world while Saudi Arabia has the largest car theft rate in the Middle East
Noise and Its Effects
  • Common noise levels, such as airplanes, railroads, streets
  • Effect of noise on hearing and other bodily functions, including blood pressure
  • Written by Dr. Alice Suter for the Administrative Conference of the United States in 1991
Nursing Home Compare (HCFA)
  • Search individual nursing homes by any combination of state, county, city, zip code or name
  • Lists location and number of beds
  • Number of care violations at last inspection and comparison with the state
  • Describes individual violations and their severity
Nutrient Data Base (USDA)
  • Nutrient value of almost 6000 different foods
  • Provides protein, carbohydrates, fats, water, vitamins, minerals, cholesterol, and energy produced
  • Search for individual foods (e.g.hamburgers) or download data sets
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Federal rules and regulations on worker protection
  • Searchable database of occupational inspections by company
  • Occupational illnesses and deaths by industry and type of accident
  • Links to data supplied through the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Several reports with current data on drug use and arrest 
  • Focus on heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and "emerging drugs"
  • Public expenditures for drugs
Osh.Net
  • Extensive and organized guide to occupational health and safety
  • Annotated links to web sites on occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental management
  • Includes laws and regulations on product safety, workers compensation, whistleblowing, personal injuries
Pan American Health Organization
  • Vital statistics and basic morbidity statistics for North and South American countries
Partnership for a Drug Free America
  • Description of drugs and their effects
  • Results of study on drug use in middle and high school; compares parents' knowledge of problem to students' reports
 
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