The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) provides current as well as historic data for more than 6,000 variables for each of the nation's counties, as well as state and national data. It contains information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. In addition,...

The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study is a prospective epidemiological study conducted in four U.S. communities. ARIC is designed to investigate the causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes, and variations in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care, and disease by race, gender, location, and date. ARIC consists of two parts: a Cohort Component and a Community Surveillance Component....

The Physical Activity and Transit (PAT) Survey includes three datasets. (A) a telephone survey (both landline and cell) conducted in 2010 and 2011 asking about physical activity at work, in the home, for recreation and commuting and how often New Yorkers engaged in active transportation (e.g., walking and biking) and sedentary behaviors. The survey also asked a variety of questions on neighborhood...

The Press Ganey National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) provides quarterly and annual data on structure, process, and outcomes of nursing care. It is used by 2,000 hospitals nationally and is the largest provider of unit-level performance data to hospitals. It contains data on hospital acquired conditions and adverse events including catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central...