Biomedical Research: Non Profit and Professional Orgs

Statistics include site-specific, prevention, detection, and minority group cancer incidence from 1997 to present. A limited number of statistics are in provided in Spanish.

The American Public Health Association is the oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world and has been working to improve public health since 1872.

In an effort to educate Americans and encourage them to take steps toward a healthier future, the United Health Foundation annually presents this report.

Working in collaboration with other arms of the nation’s public health system, public health laboratories provide clinical diagnostic testing, disease surveillance, environmental and radiological testing, emergency response support, applied research, laboratory training and other essential services to the communities they serve.

An international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in the areas of social welfare, crime and justice, and education. Persons interested in the ways in which qualitative research might play a role in reviews of social interventions should refer to Campbell guidelines and methods documentation.

This UNICEF site provides access to current statistical data from around the world, with a focus on children and women.

One of ten Cochrane Methods Groups within the international Cochrane Collaboration. This group's primary concerns relate to increasing an awareness of the role of qualitative evidence in guiding health care practices; the development of approaches suitable for systematically reviewing qualitative evidence; and the training of reviewers in qualitative meta-synthesis. The group develops and supports methodological work on the inclusion in systematic reviews of findings from studies using qualitative methods and disseminates this work within and beyond the Collaboration's Review Groups

Makes detailed health and demographic information about each of the nation's 3,141 counties widely available and easily accessible. County-level reports measure each county against national averages, other counties with similar demographics, and Healthy People 2010 targets.

The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Ranking the health of nearly every county in the nation, the County Health Rankings illustrate what we know when it comes to what’s making people sick or healthy.The County Health Rankings show the rank of the health of nearly every county in the nation.

Covers national, regional, and local statistical information on physician distribution, hospital capacity, common diagnostic and surgical procedures, and reimbursements.

Free weekly newsletters. Include Philanthropy New Digest & Requests for Proposals (RFPs) Bulletin.

Free webinars to help you with your proposal writing.

A compilation of many great resources. A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries.

Designed to increase understanding and strengthen methods used by researchers in the variety of fields contributing to health services research. Includes extensive glossary, list of data sources (databases and data sets), suggested readings and presentation, and many other links.

Demographic data on minority physicians compiled from various sources. Currently 2008.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) oversees 12 core public health offices — including the Office of the Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service Corps — as well as 10 regional health offices across the nation and 10 Presidential and Secretarial advisory committees.

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is dedicated to achieving healthy communities through research, training, and technical assistance.

PHI generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Characterizes the health situation and trends in the countries of the Region of the Americas.

Links to information in the following broad categories: research tips and tools; research methodology; research ethics and institutional review; statistics and data analysis; Web-based research; professional organizations; and more.

Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on more than 700 health topics and is linked to both the Kaiser Family Foundation website (www.kff.org) and Kaiser Health News (http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/).