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PH 135: Health Issues in a Multicultural Society
Library resources for assignments on the multidisciplinary examination of culturally related consumer health issues.
FastStats provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
U.S. statistics that document the health status of the U.S. population and of important population groups and identify disparities in health status and use of health care by race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, region, and other population characteristics.
To find information on Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) webstie. Click on the Picture to connect to the website.
The Community Health Assessment for Santa Clara County is a compilation of new and existing quantitative and qualitative data sources that
were woven together to provide a comprehensive picture of the health of county residents.
The Center for Health Statistics and Informatics (CHSI) is responsible for stewardship and distribution of vital statistics data (births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriage) and provides written reports and data tables analyzing these data. OHIR also assesses California's progress toward Healthy People health indicators and coordinates the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) for the Departments of Public Health and Health Care Services.
AskCHIS is a tool that allows you to quickly search for health statistics on your county, region and state. AskCHIS draws upon the responses of more than 50,000 Californians interviewed by The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) – the largest state health survey in the United States.
