CHB 501: Study of Health Behavior: Web Resources

“The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). It is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization, or school.”

Tips on how to make health information accessible and understandable

Database containing evidence-based public health strategies.

Searchable by keyword. Public health strategies from the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps for a variety of public health topics.

NIMHH "leads scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities."

Resource of data on food, beverages, and nutrient intake of Americans

Archive of CDC websites prior to January 6, 2025

"The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services."

Contains statistics and data sets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations. NHANES is a major program of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). NCHS is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and has the responsibility for producing vital and health statistics for the Nation."

The NHIS has been conducted since 1957 by the National Center for health statistics [NCHS] and its predecessor agency. The survey collects data from a large representative sample of households in the United States. NHIS is “the principal source of information on the health of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States.” It includes data on health status, care, demography and behaviors.

From the National Cancer Institute, SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) Program web site SEER collects cancer incidence data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 34.6 percent of the U.S. population. The SEER registries collect data on patient demographics, primary tumor site, tumor morphology, stage at diagnosis, and first course of treatment, and they follow up with patients for vital status.