NU 491, Nursing Practicum: Leadership and Management

Spring 2009

FEDERAL RESOURCES

American Fact Finder:  http://factfinder.census.gov

--Useful for such information as a "Fact Sheet" for a county or community

City-Data.com:  http://www.city-data.com

--An excellent source for comparing and contrasting profiles of United States counties and cities.  Includes real estate information, geographic data, services such as hospitals and other health care facilities, and residential statistics.  Search by county for a complete profile.

County and City Data Book:  http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/ccdb07.html

--A good summary of statistics on the social, economic, and other features of United States counties and major cities.

National Center for Health Statistics:  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

State and County Quick Facts:  http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd

--Click on the state of your choice, then on "Select a County" for a fast overview of county demographics and other information

Statistical Abstract of the United States:  http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab

--One of the best federal resources for charts, tables, figures, etc. on a variety of statistical topics.  Browse in the "Health and Nutrition" and "Social Insurance and Human Services" sections for a start.

USA Counties:  http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml

--Data sets of counties from not only the Statistical Abstract of the United States, but also from Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Social Security Administation.

 STATE RESOURCES

Kansas Action for Children:  Kids Count (Community-Level Information on Kids):  http://www.kidscount.org

Kansas Counties:  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties

--A clickable list by county; particularly good for a Health Profile of an individual county.

Kansas Data:  http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata

--Search "County Profile Reports" and create custom reports for yearly comparisons.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment:  http://www.kdheks.gov and KDHE Office of Local and Rural Health:  http://www.kdheks.gov/olrh/index.html

Kansas.gov, Official Web Site of the State of Kansas:  http://www.kansas.gov

Kansas Health Institute:  http://www.khi.org

Kansas Statistical Abstract 2006:  http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah

--Contains the latest available state, county, and city-level data for population, housing, vital statistics and health, and other subjects.

LIBRARY ELECTRONIC RESOURCES: 

"Medicine and Health" in Databases by Subject

CINAHL with Full Text

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Health Reference Center - Academic

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Medline

Proquest Nursing and Allied Health

 

 

 

Last Updated January 15, 2009