LibGuides: Physician Assistant Program Resources: Internet Resources

Directories

The National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources, including organizations, research projects and databases.

The National Academies

This site provides information and publications from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.

Government Resources

Statistical Information

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Organized by U.S. county, the project measures vital health factors, such as obesity, smoking, unemployment, food insecurity, income, and graduation rates.
Health Data and Statistics
A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries
National Center for Health Statistics
Statehealthfacts.org (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Provides data on over 500 health care and health policy topics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, provides a comprehensive summary of statistics, on the social, political and economic organization of the United States.
WHO Statistical Information System