ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries O c to b er 1 9 9 7 / 6 2 7 Internet R esources H e a lth statistics B y J o h n A u d it o r e a n d K r is t in S t o k lo s a A g u id e to select sites f o r n a tio n a l data F in d in g c u r r e n t, r e l e v a n t h e a lt h s ta tis tics is a c h a lle n g in g ta s k th a t re q u ire s e x c e lle n t re f e re n c e skills. F o rtu n a te ly , t a re m a n y w o rth w h ile sta tistic a l re s o u rc e s o n th e In te rn e t. T h e sta tistic s o n th e s e s e le c t s ite s a re c o m p ile d b y r e p u t a b le o r g a n iz a ­ tio n s, a re r e f e r e n c e d a n d d a te d , a re d ire c tly a v a ila b le in HTML o r PD F fo rm at, a n d are n a ti o n a l s ta tis tic s . All lis te d s ite s c o n ta in m a c ro d a ta (ta b le s , c h a rts, a n d fact s h e e ts o f sta tistic s a lr e a d y c o m p ile d ) , as o p p o s e d to m ic ro d a ta , w h ic h r e q u ire th e u s e r to c o m ­ p ile statistics fro m ra w d a ta . M ajor sites fo r statistical in fo rm a tio n o n health com e from the U.S. D epartm ent o f Health a n d H um an Services (HHS), w h ich includes th e N ational C enter for H ealth Statistics (NCHS), a g o o d site to start a search. Sites p ro d u c e d by m edical associations a n d private ag en cies are also included. Statistics o n p o p u la tio n subsets, su c h as ch ild re n , m en , w o m e n , a n d e th n ic groups, are b est accessed th ro u g h sites d e v o ted to th e health area in question. F urtherm ore, data sh o u ld b e view ed w ithin b ro a d e r contexts to av o id m isleading in te rp re ­ tations. For exam ple, a re c e n t increase in b reast c a n c e r in cid en ce d o e s n o t n ecessarily m e a n th a t m o re w o m e n h a v e b re a s t c a n c e r b u t m ay indicate an in crease in m a m m o g ra p h y sc re e n ­ ing. Also, co m p ilers o f statistics usually w ait till th e e n d o f th e c u rren t y e a r b e fo re b e g in ­ n in g analysis. C o n seq u en tly , statistics fo r the c u rre n t y e a r are often unavailable, an d m ost reso u rces will display d ata tw o years o ld o r older. h Starting points • A m e r i c a ’s L i f e l i n e O n l i n e . A n im ated s e q u e n c e s o f g ra p h s fro m H e a lth D ata, Inc., illu s tr a te h e a lt h a n d h e a lt h risk s. A ccess: h t t p .:/ / w w w . m i n d s p r i n g . c o m / ~ h l t h d a t a / life lin e .h tm l. • C e n t e r s f o r D i s e a s e C o n t r o l a n d P r e ­ e rvee n t i o n (C D C ), H H S . This W eb site lists CDC’s m o st re c e n t statistical rep o rts. T h e u s e r can search for num erical h ealth data o n disease an d vital topics su ch as m ortality, AIDS, an d cancer. Access: h ttp ://w w w .c d c .g o v . • CD C W o n d e r . W o n d er provides public- health data sets to search, including m ortality a n d vital statistics data. It also allow s co m m u ­ nicatio n w ith th e CDC staff a n d q u ery access to m o r e t h a n 40 d a t a b a s e s . A c c e ss: h t t p : / / w w w o n d e r.c d c .g o v . • H e a l t h D a ta C o u n c il , H H S . T he c o u n ­ cil c o o rd in ates data collection an d analysis ac­ tivities o f HHS. This site explains HHS data col­ lection methods. Access: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/ datacncl/index.htm . • N a t i o n a l C e n t e r f o r H e a l t h S t a tis tic s (N C H S ), H H S . C om prehensively covering m a­ jor h ealth topics, this site m erits e x p lo ratio n to retrieve NCHS publications directly o n the Web. T he user can search th e site o r follow links from the hom epage. T he “D ata W arehouse” link leads to tables o n chronic conditions as w ell as risk factors an d vital events. “N ews Releases a n d Fact Sheets” provides context for select statistics from 1994 through 1997. “Frequently Asked Q uestions” leads to sum m arized statistics. “Products” con­ sists o f M onthly Vital Statistics Report, Vital a n d H ea lth Statistics Series, Vital Statistics o f th e United States, A d v a n c e D a ta (m m NCHS surveys, H ea lth y People 2 0 0 0 , a n d th e a n n u a l re p o rt H ealth, U nited States, 1995. A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w .c d c .g o v /n c h s w w w / n c h s h o m e .h t m . J o h n A u d ito r e a n d Kristin Stoklosa a re reference lib ra ria n s at the N a tio n a l Institutes o f H ea lth Library; e-m a il: j a 120r@ nih.gov a n d k ristin_stoklosa@ nih.gov mindspring.com/~hlthdata/ http://www.cdc.gov wwwonder.cdc.gov http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/ http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/nchshome.htm mailto:jal20r@nih.gov mailto:kristin_stoklosa@nih.gov 6 2 8 / C & R L News • M EDLINE, N a t i o n a l L ib r a r y o f M e d i­ c i n e . T w o d istin ct W eb in terfa ces facilitate search in g this p re m ie r b io m ed ical d atab a se. Search o n th e subject term w ith th e s u b h e a d ­ ing “statistics” to retrieve records for statistical journal articles. PubM ed links to full-text ar­ ticles fo r select journals for w h ich the u se r has subscription access. Access: h ttp ://w w w .n c b i. n lm .n ih .g o v /P u b M ed . In tern et G rateful M ed is a user-friendly interface to MEDLINE a n d o th er NLM databases. Access: h ttp ://ig m .n lm .n ih .g o v . • U .S . C e n s u s B u r e a u : T h e O f f ic ia l S ta ­ t i s t i c s . Entitled “Subjects A to Z,” this p ag e p ro ­ vides a list o f subject w o rd access points to d e ­ m o g ra p h ic statistics o n h e a lth sc ie n c e s a n d perip h eral topics. Access: h ttp ://w w w .c e n su s. g o v / m a in /w w w / subjects. h tm l. • W h it e H o u s e S o c i a l S ta tis tic s B r ie f i n g R o o m . T h e “H ealth" sectio n o f this site p re ­ sen ts g o v e rn m e n t tab les a n d charts o n vital statistics, h e a lth services, p re v e n tio n a n d risk, a n d h e a l t h e x p e n d i t u r e s . A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w .w h iteh o u se.g o v /fsb r/h ealth .h tm l. Aging • A d m in is t r a t i o n o n A g in g , H H S. This site features “A Statistical Profile o f O lder Ameri­ cans: 1996” a n d includes tab les p resen tin g data o n health status an d d eterm inants o f health o f o ld e r p erso n s. Access: h ttp ://w w w .a o a .d h h s . g o v / a o a /s ta ts /s ta tp a g e . h tm l. Example o f chart on the White House Social Statistics Briefing Room Web site. From the National Center for Health Statistics. • S o c i a l S e c u r it y A d m in is t r a t i o n O ffic e o f R e s e a r c h a n d S t a t is t ic s . This site provides inform ation o n all aspects o f th e Social Secu­ rity program , including statistical data o n ag­ ing, survivors, a n d d isab ility in s u ra n c e a n d S u p p le m e n ta l S e c u rity I n c o m e p r o g r a m s . A c c e ss: h t t p : / / w w w . s s a . g o v / s t a t i s t i c s / o re s _ h o m e . h tm l. • V eterans' Affairs. The “Data” section of this site contains a summary of medical programs and profiles o f veterans. Access: http://www.va.gov. AIDS • A ID S D a i l y S u m m a r i e s , N IA ID , H H S. O nline reprints of new spaper articles, reports, and congressional testimony on AIDS are accessible at this site; statistics are included in the summaries. Access: gopher://gopher.niaid.nih.gov:70/ll/aids/ cdcds. • AIDS D ata A n im a tio n P roject at CIESLN. Still fram es a n d an im atio n s d o c u m e n t disease tre n d s fo r th e years 1981 to 1993, u sin g m or­ tality data from th e N ational C en ter fo r H ealth S ta tis tic s . A c c e ss: h t t p : / / w w w . c i e s i n . o r g / d a ta se ts/c d c -n c i/c d c -n c i.h tm l. • D i v i s i o n o f A ID S P r e v e n t i o n , C D C , H H S . This site p resen ts tables from th e CDC’s sem i-annual H IV/AID S Surveillance Report. A c ­ cess: h t t p : / /w w w .c d c .g o v /n c h s tp / h iv _ a i d s / stats.htm . • N a t i o n a l A ID S C l e a r i n g h o u s e . T his CDC site has lim ited sta­ tistics e m b e d d e d in re ­ p o r t s . A c c e ss: h t t p : / / w w w . c d c n a c . o r g / database.htm l. • N a t io n a l In s titu te o n A l l e r g y a n d I n f e c ­ t i o u s D i s e a s e (N IA ID ), H H S. Each statement is ref­ e r e n c e d o n th is r e c e n t “AIDS/HIV Statistics” fact s h e e t. Access:. h t t p : / / w w w .n ia id .n ih .g o v /f a c t sheets/aidsstat.htm. Cancer • A m e r i c a n C a n ­ c e r S o c i e t y . T he links for statistics lead to c o m p re ­ hensive charts an d tables covering 1930-1993 can ­ cer data. D ata o n breast can cer a n d can cer am o n g African A m ericans are fea­ http://www.ncbi nlm.nih.gov/PubMed http://igm.nlm.nih.gov http://www.census http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html http://www.aoa.dhhs http://www.ssa.gov/statistics/ http://www.va.gov gopher://gopher.niaid.nih.gov:70/ll/aids/ http://www.ciesin.org/ http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/ http://www.cdcnac.org/ http://www.niaid.nih.gov/fact O c to b e r 1 9 9 7 / 6 2 9 tu re d sections. Access: h ttp ://w w w .c a n c e r.o rg / glance.htm l. • NC I F a c t B o o k , N a t i o n a l C a n c e r I n ­ s t it u t e , H H S . A n n u a l sta tistic s o n c a n c e r in ­ c id e n c e , m o rta lity , a n d c o s t a re in e a c h fact b o o k , p u b li s h e d y e a rly fro m 1993 th r o u g h 1 9 9 6 . A c c e s s : h t t p : / / w w w . n c i . n i h . g o v / h p a g e /p u b l ic .h t m . • SEER P r o g r a m , N a t i o n a l C a n c e r I n ­ s t it u t e , H H S . T h e S urveillance, E pidem iology, a n d E nd R esults P ro g ram co llects d a ta from d e sig n a te d p o p u la tio n - b a s e d c a n c e r registries th r o u g h o u t th e U n ite d States, c o v e rin g 13.9 p e rc e n t o f th e p o p u la tio n . F ollow th e “O n lin e D a ta ” lin k fo r p r e c o m p u te d in c id e n c e a n d p o p u la tio n d ata. T h e “P u b lic a tio n s” lin k lead s to th e C a n c e r Statistics Review, 1973-1994. T he d a t a a t th i s s i te a r e s e a r c h a b l e t h r o u g h CANQUES, a d a ta b a se sy stem w ith a Ja v a in ­ te rfa c e ; a c c e ss CANQUES b y fo llo w in g th e “O n lin e S ystem ” lin k off th e SEER h o m e p a g e . Access: h ttp :// w w w -s e e r.im s .n c i.n ih .g o v /. Cardiovascular disease • A m e r i c a n H e a r t A s s o c i a t i o n . T his is th e so u rce for th e 1997 H eart a n d Stroke Statis­ tical U p d ate. Access: h ttp ://w w w .a m h r t.o r g / 1996/list.htm l. Child health • A m e r i c a ’s C h il d r e n : K e y N a t i o n a l I n ­ d i c a t o r s o f W e ll- B e in g . This publication o f the Federal Inter-A gency Forum o n Child a n d Fam­ ily Statistics reflects a n an n u al event to m onitor th e w ell-being o f U.S. children via 25 indicators. Access: h ttp ://w w w .c d c .g o v /n c h s w w w /a b o u t/ o th e ra c t/c h ild re n /child.htm . • N a t i o n a l C l e a r i n g h o u s e o n C h i l d A b u s e a n d N e g l e c t I n f o r m a t i o n , H H S . T he links fo r “O n lin e P u b licatio n s” a n d “S pecialized Services” p ro v id e fact sh eets o f su m m arized sta­ tis t ic s . A c c e ss: h t t p : / / c a l i b e r 3 . c a l i b . c o m / n ccan ch /. Diabetes • C e n t e r s f o r D i s e a s e C o n t r o l a n d P r e ­ v e n t i o n , H H S . T h e CDC D iab etes H o m e P age fe atu res n o t o n ly th e N ational D iab ete s Fact S heet b u t also state-by-state analysis o f th e b u r­ d e n o f d iab etes. Access: h ttp ://w w w .c d c . g o v / d ia b e te s/. • N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f D i a b e t e s a n d D i ­ g e s t i v e a n d K i d n e y D i s e a s e s ( N I D D K ) , H H S . T his d ia b e te s fact s h e e t co v ers p re v a ­ lence, cost, d eath s, in cid en ce, treatm en t, a n d c o m p l ic a t io n s , h t t p : / / w w w .n i d d k .n i h .g o v / DiabetesStatistics/DiabetesStatistics.html. NIDDK also p ro d u c e s a k id n e y a n d u rologic d isease fact sh eet. Access: h ttp ://w w w .n id d k .n ih .g o v / K U _ S tats/k u stats. h tm . Environmental health • C o m p r e h e n s i v e E p i d e m i o l o g i c D a ta R e s o u r c e (C E D R ). T h e D e p a rtm e n t o f Energy (D O E ) h as d e v e lo p e d th e CEDR p ro g ra m to p ro v id e p u b lic access to h e a lth a n d e x p o su re d ata co n c e rn in g DOE installations. This site in­ clu d es p o p u la tio n stu d ies o n rad iatio n h ealth effects. Access: h ttp ://c e d r .lb l.g o v /. Ethnic health issues H ealth statistics related to eth n ic g ro u p s often a re e m b e d d e d w ithin h e a lth to p ic sites. For e x ­ a m p le , th e A m erican Lung A sso ciatio n W eb p a g e h as fact sh e e ts o n p u lm o n a ry h e a lth re ­ lated to a cross-section o f e th n ic g ro u p s (A c­ cess.- h t t p : / / w w w .l u n g u s a .o r g / l e a r n / h e a l t h / index.htm l). T he A m erican C ancer Society’s sta­ tistical offerings in clu d e data for African A m eri­ c a n s (A c c e s s : h t t p : / / w w w . c a n c e r . o r g / g lan ce .h tm l). • D i r e c t o r y o f M in o r i t y H e a l t h a n d H u ­ m a n S e r v ic e s D a ta R e s o u r c e s , H H S . Avail­ ab le directly th ro u g h HTML a n d also search ­ able, this d irecto iy p ro v id es contact inform ation o n m o re th a n 100 HHS re p o rtin g system s an d d a ta c o lle c tio n in s tru m e n ts . A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w . o s . d h h s . g o v / p r o g o r g / a s p e / m i n o r i t y / in d ex .h tm l. • I n d i a n H e a l t h S e r v ic e (I H S ), H H S . N a­ tiv e A m e ric a n h e a lth sta tistic s a re g r o u p e d u n d e r IHS P u b lic a tio n s a n d in c lu d e th e full te x t o f 1994, 1995, a n d 1996 T re n d s in I n ­ d i a n H e a lth a n d R e g io n a l D iffe r e n c e s in I n ­ d i a n H e a lth . A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w . i h s . g o v / 5 P u b s /P u b s .h tm l. • O f f ic e o f M in o r i t y H e a l t h , H H S . This site is an in d e x o f statistical p u b licatio n s w ith o rd e rin g inform ation. C h o o se th e “D o c u m e n ts” lin k n e x t to th e d e s ire d e th n ic g ro u p ; th e n c h o o se th e “Statistical D ata” link fro m th e s u b ­ s e q u e n t l i s t o f t o p i c s . A c c e s s : h t t p : / / w w w . o m h rc .g o v /n e w -p u b s . h tm . Health care administration • A g e n c y f o r H e a l t h C a r e P o l i c y a n d R e s e a r c h , H H S . N a t i o n a l d a t a f r o m th e H e a lth c a r e C o s t a n d U til iz a t io n P r o j e c t (H C U P -3) a re fro m th e 1992 N a tio n w id e I n ­ p a ti e n t S a m p le . R e c e n t d a ta fro m th e M ed i­ http://www.cancer.org/ http://www.nci.nih.gov/ http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov/ http://www.amhrt.org/ http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/about/ http://caliber3.calib.com/ http://www.cdc http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ http://cedr.lbl.gov/ http://www.lungusa.org/learn/health/ http://www.cancer.org/ http://www.ihs.gov/ 6 3 0 / C&RL News conditions. Lists o f association p u b licatio n s as w ell as data are e m b e d d e d in these fact sheets. Access: http://w w w .lungusa.org. Mental health and substance abuse • KEN: K n o w l e d g e E x c h a n g e N e t w o r k .| T his c o n s u m e r-o rie n te d site links to M ental H ealth Statistical N otes, 199 5 -p resen t. Access: h ttp ://w w w .m e n ta lh e a lth .o r g . • N a t i o n a l C l e a r i n g h o u s e f o r A l c o h o l a n d D r u g I n f o r m a t i o n ( N C A D I ) , H H S . NCADI is th e inform ation service o f th e C enter for Substance A buse Prevention. It is the w o rld ’s largest re so u rc e for cu rren t inform ation c o n ­ c e rn in g s u b s ta n c e a b u s e p re v e n tio n . Access: h ttp ://w w w .h e a lth .o rg . • N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f D r u g A b u s e (N I D A ), H H S . NIDA’s h o m e p a g e is a g o o d so u rce for fact sheets w ith statistics focusing o n prevalence o f drug ab u se am o n g children an d adolescents, lifetime use, a n d future trends. A c ­ cess: h ttp ://w w w .n id a .n ih .g o v /N ID A C a p su le s/ N CIndex.htm l. • SAM H SA ( S u b s t a n c e A b u s e a n d M e n ­ ta l H e a l t h S e r v ic e s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ) , H H S . Extensive reports o n this site include “Substance A buse a n d M en tal H e a lth S tatistics S o u rc e B o o k ” a n d “T h e N a tio n a l H o u s e h o ld S urvey o n D ru g A b u s e ”; th e la t t e r d e ta i ls p r e v a ­ le n c e , p a t t e r n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n c e s o f d r u g a n d a lc o h o l u s e a n d a b u s e in th e g e n e r a l U.S. p o p u l a t i o n o v e r 12 y e a r s o f a g e . T h e s ite a ls o c o n t a i n s th e D ru g A b u s e W a r n ­ in g N e tw o r k a n d t h e D r u g a n d A lc o h o l S e rv ic e s I n f o r m a t io n S y ste m . T h e s e a r c h e r c a n lo c a t e n a ti o n a l a n d s t a te d a ta o n th e n u m b e r a n d ty p e s o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d a n d th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f f a c ilitie s p r o v i d in g s e r v ic e s . T h e s ite a ls o i n c l u d e s th e Drug Services Research Survey a n d T reatm ent O ut­ com es reports. Access: h ttp ://w w w .sam h sa.g o v / o a s/o a sftp.htm . Occupational Health • B u r e a u o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s . This p ag e classifies o ccu p atio n al injuries a n d illnesses by criteria su c h as d em o g rap h ics an d industries. Access: h ttp ://s ta ts .b ls .g o v /o s h h o m e .h tm . • O c c u p a t i o n a l S a f e t y a n d H e a l t h A d ­ m i n i s t r a t i o n (O S H A ). C o n ta in s w o r k p la c e in ju ry a n d illn e s s sta tistic s a n d a u s e fu l d a ­ ta b a s e o f OSHA s ta n d a rd s s e a r c h a b le b y SIC c o d e s . A c c e s s : h t t p : / / w w w . o s h a . g o v / o s h s ta ts /. (C ont. o n p a g e 6 3 9 ) cal E x p e n d itu re P a n e l S u rv ey (MEPS) r e p r e s e n t th e e x te n t o f u n in s u r e d in th e U.S. i t h e f i r s t h a l f o f 1 9 9 6 . A c c e s s - h t t p : / w w w .a h c p r .g o v :8 0 / d a ta /. • A m e r i c a n H o s p i t a l P u b l i s h i n g , I n c B road h ealth care tren d s in hospitals th ro u g A ugust 1996 are su m m arized in this fact sheet Access: h ttp ://w w w .A m H P I.c o m /h e a lth so u rc e facts.htm . • H e a l t h C a r e F i n a n c i n g A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , H H S . S tatistics o n M e d icare a n d M ed ic a id a re p r e s e n t e d o n th is p a g e . A ccess h t t p : / / w w w . h c f a . g o v / s t a t s / h s t a t s 9 6 b lu s tc o v .h tm . International statistics • C e n t e r f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l H e a l t h I n f o r m a t i o n (C IH I). CIHI pro v id es data o n cu rren h e a lth c o n d itio n s a n d tren d s in USAID-assiste co u n tries. T h e H ealth Statistics D atab ase ac cesses d e m o g ra p h ic an d h ealth statistics o n d e v elo p in g countries. CIHI’s C ountry H ealth Pro file Series in clu d es H ealth Statistical R eports o basic d e m o g ra p h ic a n d h ealth data, a n d C o u n try H ealth Profile o f health conditions an d trend in s e l e c t e d c o u n t r i e s . A c c e s s : h t t p : / w w w .c ih i.c o m . • P r o g r e s s o f N a t i o n s , U N IC EF. Statis tics, b y country, related to children, includin m ortality, nutrition, im m unization, ed u catio n a n d m a t e r n a l m o r t a l i t y . A c c e s s : h t t p : / w w . u n ic e f. o r g /p o n 9 ó /co n ten ts.h tm . • W o r ld H e a l t h O r g a n iz a t i o n S t a t is t ic a I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m (W H O S IS ). S e a rc h b to p ic to re trie v e fu ll-te x t W H O sta tistic a l r e p o rts . A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w .w h o .c h / w h o s i s w h o s is .h tm /. Lung diseases • A m e r i c a n L u n g A s s o c i a t i o n . Search o “Fact Sheet" to retrieve statistics o n p u lm o n ar Internet articles on W eb T h e In tern et R esources articles p u b lish e d in C&RL N ew s are also p o s te d o n th e W eb at h t t p : / / w w w . a l a . o r g / a c r l / r e s r c e s . h t m l . H y p ertex t links are m ad e to each rev iew ed site. F uture to p ics will cover: careers, b io ­ technology, free W eb graphics, in v e stm e n t/ p e rso n a l finance, social w o rk /w e lfa re , n u tri­ tion, d istan ce e d u catio n , tourism an d travel, a n d East Asia. ­ n / . h . / ­ ­ : / ­ t d ­ ­ ­ f ­ s / ­ g , / l y ­ / n y http://www.lungusa.org http://www.mentalhealth.org http://www.health.org http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDACapsules/ http://www.samhsa.gov/ ftp://ftp.htm http://stats.bls.gov/oshhome.htm http://www.osha.gov/ http://www.ala.org/acrl/resrces.html http://www.ahcpr.gov:80/data/ http://www.AmHPI.com/healthsource/ http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/hstats96/ http://www.cihi.com http://www.who.ch/whosis/ 6 3 2 / C&RL News O cto b er 1 9 9 7 / 6 3 9 an Inform ation Age,” w hich will m odel in its design som e o f the learning techniques that will b e discussed at th e conference. Look also for opportunities to participate before the confer­ ence even starts in postings o n the ACRL Con­ ference W eb site, (http://w w w .ala.org/acrl.htm l) listserv discussions, an d preview s o f papers. Join the race T une u p your carburetor, o p e n the throttle, and plan ah ead n o w to join your colleagues at the 1999 ACRL National Conference as w e race to ­ gether tow ard the 21st century. Detroit is a vi­ brant city an d epitom izes our focus o n change by the w ays it has transform ed itself in recent years. City officials are eager to w elcom e ACRL to Detroit an d will go all out to assist conference planners in ensuring that you have an enjoyable as w ell as an educational visit to a flourishing, attractive, an d culturally rich conference site. Look for the call for participation in the Ja n u ­ ary 1998 C&RL News a n d o n th e ACRL h o m e p ­ age, an d se n d in yo u r b est ideas. T alk w ith colleagues to en co u rag e th em to attend. W e’ve revved u p o u r engines an d are raring to go! ■ (H ealth statistics c o n t.fr o m p a g e 6 3 0 ) Transplants • H e a l t h R e s o u r c e s a n d S e r v i c e s A d ­ m i n i s t r a t i o n (H R SA ), H H S. T his W eb site lin k s to so lid o rg a n a n d b o n e m a rro w tr a n s ­ p la n t statistics a n d d e lin e a te s tra n sp la n ts and donors by race. Access: http://www.hrsa.dhlis.gov/ bhrd/dot/dotm ain.htm . • UNOS: U n ite d N e tw o r k f o r O rg a n Shar­ in g . UNOS adm inisters th e O rgan T ransplan­ tation a n d P rocurem ent N etw ork, a n d m em ­ bers include all U.S. transplant program s, organ p ro cu rem en t organizations, an d tissue typing laboratories. This site contains detailed statis­ tics on U.S. transplants and donors. Access: http:// 204.127.237.11:80/. Women's health issues W o m en ’s health W eb p ag es focus o n diag n o ­ sis a n d m an ag e m en t of conditions b u t d o not concertedly present statistics on w o m en ’s health topics. T herefore, th e search er sh o u ld go to topical sites for w o m e n ’s health statistics. For exam ple, g o to the National C ancer Institute’s C ancer Statistics Review pag e for data o n breast c a n c e r i n c i d e n c e (A c c e s s : h t t p : / / w w w - seer.im s.n ci.n ih .g o v /P u b licatio n s/in d ex .h tm l), a n d to NCI’s Fact Sheet for breast cancer data by ethnic group (Access: http://w w w .fem inist.org/ other/bc/bcncil .html). • W o m e n ’s H e a l t h D a ta B o o k : A P r o ­ f i le o f W o m e n ’s H e a lt h i n t h e U n it e d S ta te s. W hile n o t available directly online, th e print publication can b e o rd e re d th ro u g h this Ameri­ can College o f O bstetrics a n d G ynecology site. 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