Child Health

Research Guide to Child Health Statistics

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Sources of Information
2.1. Books
2.2. Journals
2.3. Internet
2.4 Other data sources

1. Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to assist faculty, students, and staff of the University of Chicago find child health statistics. This guide is not meant to be exhaustive but to highlight key resources for locating information on this topic.

2. Sources of Information

2.1 Book Resources

For electronic access to books, try searching the MD Consult database. You can search within an individual textbook, or run a search across >35 textbooks simultaneously for your topic.

Use the Library catalog to locate relevant print and electronic books in the University Library.

Try to identify general texts on your topic and you should be able to find the data you need. Excellent data is buried within textbooks; just because a textbook has not been labeled in the catalog as a statistical resource does not mean that important numerical data is not included within the work. You will need to browse textbook and textbook chapters for tables and graphs on your topic in order to retrieve desired information.

Subject headings in the catalog often do not include terms like statistics unless the book only reports summary data, like in a survey. Instead, browse or search the catalog using broad and narrow subject terms related to childrens health. Catalog tip: use the "*" wildcard to search for variations of your root term. For example child* to search for child or children or children's. You can then combine these subject terms with the type of data you are interested in. For example asthma and child.

Adolescent
Child
Child Health Services
Child Psychiatry
Child Welfare
Children -- Diseases
Children -- Health and hygiene
Infant
Juvenile
Pediatrics
Prenatal care
Teenager
Youth

Title	Author	Date	Collection	Call#
Children's health care : issues for the year 2000 and beyond	Gullotta, Thomas, 1948-	1999	Crerar Library Bookstacks	RJ102 .C489 1999
Handbook of pediatric environmental health	American Academy of Pediatrics	1999	Crerar Library Bookstacks	RJ383 .H36 1999
Lung biology in health and disease. v. 126 : Pediatric Asthma	edited by Shirley Murphy, H. William Kelly.	1999	Crerar Library Bookstacks	RJ436.A8 P43 1999
Children's health under Medicaid : a national review of early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment	Olson, Kristi.	1998	SSA Library	RJ102 .O47 1998
Statbook : statistics for monitoring maternal and infant health /	March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.	1997	Crerar Library Reference	RJ60.U5 M3 1997
Children's health in America : a history	King, Charles R. 1947-	1993	SSA Library	RJ102.K460 1993
The Health of America's children, 1991 : state and city data : appendix to CDF's child, youth, and family futures clearinghouse report.	Rosenbaum, Sara Health of America's children.	1991	SSA Library	RJ102.R672 1991
Trends and current status in childhood mortality, United States, 1900-1985 /	Fingerhut, Lois A.	1989	Regenstein Library Bookstacks	HB1323.C52U640 1989
America's children : key national indicators of well-being	Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics	1997	SSA Library, Reference	HQ792.U5A45

2.2 Journals

MEDLINE
There are two versions of the the Medline database available.
Medline on OVID and PubMed.

MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and abstracts from more than 4,000 biomedical journals. The file contains over 11 million citations dating back to 1966.

The Print version of this database is known as Index Medicus. Print volumes from 1879- present are available in the Crerar Library Reference Collection at Z6660.I4.

Documentation on how to search Medline on the OVID.

Documentation on how to search PubMed.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

The ERIC database can be searched via the FirstSearch Interface or through the Department of Education gateway.

ERIC, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is a nationwide information network designed to provide access to education literature and research. A unique variety of documents on aspects of childrens health is included in this resource.

The Library subscribes to the microfiche collection of full text ERIC documents, located in the fourth floor reading room (RR4) of the Regenstein Library. For more information about this collection, see ERIC at the UofC Library.

Documentation on how to search ERIC from FirstSearch.

Documentation on how to search ERIC from the Department of Education.

Social Work Abstracts

The Social Work Abstracts database, produced by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., contains more than 35,000 records, spanning 1977 to the present, from social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization, and more.

2.3 Internet Resources

Sites were selected based upon the authority and/or reputation of the issuing body in addition to the quality and organization of the website. Federal organizations, medical associations, and private organizations are included.

Agency/Organization	Statistics available
Administration for Children and Families ACF is a federal agency funding state, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. Actual services are provided by state, county, city, and tribal governments, and public and private local agencies.	ACF Data and Statistics (Child Care, Child Support, Child Welfare, Head Start, Refugees, Welfare) Closing the Health Gap: a national campaign to bring the best health information to African American communities and help African American consumers take charge of their health.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Child and Adolescent Health The lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services.	Data & Surveys Research Findings Children's Health 1996 MEPS Chartbook No. 1. Section 1 = data on the health insurance status of children in the United States. Section 2 = covers access to health care, with a focus on usual source of care and barriers to care.
Annie E. Casey Foundation The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States.	KIDS COUNT: National and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, Publications and Reports Kids Count 2000: Conditions of Babies and their Families in America's largest cities The Right Start Online database. This Special Report allows you to generate your own profiles, line graphs, national maps, rankings, and raw data on how children born in each state as well as the nation's 50 largest cities fared on eight selected measures of a "right start." The data are provided for each year from 1990 to 1998 and data for the U.S. as a whole are presented to provide a point of comparison.
Children's Bureau The oldest federal agency for children, the Children's Bureau is located within the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services	Child Maltreatment 1998: Reports From the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Foster Care and Adoption Statistics
ChildStats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics) Federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, and education	America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002 America's Children: 2000 America's Children 1999 America's Children 1998 America's Children 1997 (PDF 1.14 mb) International Comparisons Related Resources on Health - list of other internet based resources
Child Trends Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to studying children, youth, and families through research. Major research areas include teenage pregnancy and childbearing; the effects of welfare and poverty on children; parenting, family structure, and family processes.	Facts at a Glance Research Briefs Children's Health
Child Welfare League	National Data Analysis System (NDAS)
Children's Defense Fund Provides a voice for the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. CDF pays particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.	Children In The States ? 2000 News and Stats Key State Officials & Agencies officials, agencies, and child advocates in each of the 50 states
The Commonwealth Fund Private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy.	Child Health and Development (Reports and Articles published in professional literature) Women's Health Search the Publications Database
Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)	MCHB Resource Center Child Health USA 2001(HTML or PDF) Child Health USA 2000 (HTML or PDF)
March of Dimes "The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality."	PeriStats. PeriStats is an interactive perinatal data resource providing maternal, infant and child health-related data at the state-level and for many indicators at the county-level. Data are also available for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the United States. Health Library Factsheets on Birth defects. National Perinatal Statistics Publications and Products from the Perinatal Data Center
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Part of the U.S. Department of Education, NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.	Youth Indicators 1996: Trends in the Well-being of America's Youth
National Center for Health Statistics NCHS is responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistics on the nature and extent of the health, illness, and disability of the U.S. population	Fast Stats: Child Health Fast Stats: Birth Data Fast Stats: Fetal Deaths The National Immunization Survey, The Survey of Families with Young Children, and The Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information - Statistics The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information serves as a resource for reliable national data on child maltreatment reports, investigations, victims, and perpetrators.	The primary sources of national statistics on child abuse and neglect are two studies sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Child Maltreatment: Reports from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) and the National Incidence Study (NIS). Foster Care National Statistics Child Maltreatment 1999 is available in HTML and PDF format \| Highlights from Child Maltreatment 1999 Executive Summary: National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States: Statistical Evidence.
National Library of Medicine - The Reports of the Surgeon General contains official reports, conference and workshop reports, and proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General. Users can search the documents either by a search engine, or browse the lists by format, alphabetically by title or chronologically.	Sample Reports Include: Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda (January 3, 2001) Youth and Tobacco: Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General (1995) Parents Speak Out for America's Children: Report of the Surgeon General's Conference: Healthy Children Ready to Learn: The Critical Role of Parents (1992) Second Followup Report: The Surgeon General's Workshop on Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (1991) The Surgeon General's Letter on Child Sexual Abuse [1988] Children with Special Health Care Needs: Surgeon General's Report: Campaign '87 (June 1987) Surgeon General's Workshop on Breastfeeding & Human Lactation (1984) Television and Growing Up: The Impact of Televised Violence. Report to the Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (1972)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) Project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	State Child Care Profiles
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information The Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.	"Statistics Desk", a resource for reliable national data on child maltreatment reports, investigations, victims, and perpetrators. Various publications on child abuse, maltreatment, and neglect Documents database containing records on child abuse and neglect and child welfare issues.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect NDACA is a project of the Family Life Development Center, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. The mission of the NDACAN is to facilitate the secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect.	Study results from the Family Structure and Functioning in Neglectful Families (1991-1993), Third National Study of the Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect (1995) and the National Study of Protective, Preventive, and Reunification Services Delivered to Children and Their Families (1994)
National Immunization Program The NIP is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIP provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and conduct of immunization activities nationwide.	Immunization Statistics
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) The ASPE is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development issues.	Trends in the Well-Being of America?s Children and Youth, 2000 edition. Section 1: Population, Family, and Neighborhood Section 3: Health Conditions and Health Care Section 4: Social Development, Behavioral Health, and Teen Fertility 1999 edition; 1998 edition ; 1997 edition ; 1996 edition.
Pan American Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. PAHO is an international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.	Literature on Adolescence Health (ADOLEC) The ADOLEC database offers statistical, bibliographic and event information related to comprehensive adolescent health. ADOLEC/Bireme centers are libraries located throughout the Region, in countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia. In addition, each center is connected to its own national or subregional network of individuals and institutions working in the field of adolescence and youth. The database found here features a list of people and institutions, on a national and regional level, who work in adolescent health in Latin America. This resources does overlap with Medline.
Unicef Created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to help children after World War II in Europe, UNICEF was first known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system, its task being to help children living in poverty in developing countries. Its name was shortened to the United Nations Children's Fund, but it retained the acronym "UNICEF," by which it is known to this day.	HIV/AIDS information Publications The State of the World?s Children 2002 Browse ALL publications by subject The State of the World's Children 2002 2001 UNICEF Annual Report (summarizes major trends affecting children worldwide) Poverty and Children: Lessons of the 90s for Least Developed Countries Statistical Data - Key statistical databases with detailed country-specific information
World Health Organization Child Health and Development The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.	A variety of publications are available, with focus on acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal diseases, and cholera.

2.4 Other data sources

Statistical Universe

Major tool for statistical research. Covers data from U.S. federal and state governments; university research centers, private associations and organizations, and independent research groups; and international and intergovernmental organizations. Records include abstracts, with full text of selected U.S. federal and state publications available from as early as 1995.

Statistical Universe is the online equivalent of the following resources available in print. You will need to consult the print version in order to conduct historical research.

American statistics index (ASI)
Reading Rm, floor 1 Regenstein Z1223.Z7A51 (1973-)

Index to international statistics (IIS)
Reading Rm, floor 1 Regenstein (1983-)

Statistical Abstract of the United States
At multiple locations. Please check holdings. HA202.A2 (1878-)

Statistical reference index (SRI)
Reading Rm, floor 1 Regenstein Z7554.U5S71(1980-)