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Grants writers regularly perform research to supplement grant proposals submitted by Health and Hospital
Corporation of Marion County, Marion County Health Department, and Wishard Health Services. Health status data for Indiana and
Marion County/Indianapolis can be obtained from the following sources (among others), categorized by federal and state/local
sources. Grants writers recommend using trend data and comparisons with other states or counties.
Federal sources:
Healthy People 2010
- Describes the nation's leading health indicators.
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data and Statistics -
This resource contains state and national data, including oral health data. The web site includes a link to 'Fast Stats' at
the National Center for Health Statistics.
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CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) -
This resource provides weekly reports and additional publications on a variety of health topics, as well as state morbidity
and mortality statistics as recent as 2005. The MMWR Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance addresses priority health risk behaviors
that lead to morbidity and mortality.
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CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System -
This is an extensive telephone survey that tracks health data on prevalence and trends at national, state, and
county levels.
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US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Women's Health USA 2005 and
Child Health USA 2004 -
These resources contain health status indicators by state and city for women, infants, children,
and adolescents.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Office of Applied Studies -
This resource offers national data on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -
This resource contains major data sets from sponsored research regarding health and health care.
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