Health Sciences Research Guide: Federal, State & Local Resources

CHIA’s duties include collecting, analyzing, and disseminating health care information to assist in the formulation of health care policy and in the provision and purchase of health care services; providing an analysis of health care spending trends as compared to the health care cost growth benchmark established by the Health Policy Commission; partnering with the General Court and other state agencies like the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Mental Health, the Health Policy Commission, the Office of Medicaid (MassHealth), and the Division of Insurance to collect and disseminate data concerning the cost, price, and functioning of the health care system in the Commonwealth and the health status of individuals; and reporting to consumers comparative health care cost and quality information through the consumer health information website.

These services provide the Center for Community Health with the best available data on which to base programmatic and policy decisions for the health of Massachusetts residents. Data is also disseminated to the public, state and federal officials and the public health community. OSE maintains its commitment to providing superior services by continuously advancing our technical expertise and professional collaborations.

Each year, a report on cancer incidence and mortality is issued. Special topical reports, such as "Cancer in Women," "Cancer in Men" and "Cancer in Children", are also done. It also maintains an occupational lung disease registry.

Link to completed or ongoing clinical trials, general use and side effects information, specialized summaries for nursing mothers, and published literature abstracts and free full-text articles, when available, without conducting multiple searches in various sources
Features:
-- a list of the top name and category searches gets updated each week, so you can see what other drugs have been researched recently.
-- Definitions for many generic stem names. For example, drugs that end in –prazole are antiulcer agents (omeprazole).
-- Retrieve resources filtered by drug class, such as prescription drugs, over-the-counter, or drugs of abuse.
-- Mobile site for easy access by phone or tablet.

Other topics covered in Health, United States include: natality and mortality, health conditions, risk and protective factors, financing of health care, and health insurance.

Supplemental online-only detailed trend tables (see Health, United States, 2018–Data Finder) include suicide, illicit drug use, leisure time physical activity, dental caries, and hospital stays.

Healthy People 2030 objectives are organized into intuitive topics so you can easily find the information and data you’re looking for. Pick a topic you’re interested in and explore the relevant objectives including:
Health Conditions
Health Behaviors
Populations
Settings & Systems
Social Determinants of Health

Mission:
Identify nationwide health improvement priorities.
Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress.
Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, State, and local levels.
Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge.
Identify critical research, evaluation, and data collection needs.

Overarching Goals
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

Environmental Health Perspectives is a monthly open access journal published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Healthy People 2030 objectives are organized into intuitive topics so you can easily find the information and data you’re looking for. Pick a topic you’re interested in and explore the relevant objectives including:
Health Conditions
Health Behaviors
Populations
Settings & Systems
Social Determinants of Health

NIDA is a federal scientific research institute under the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA is the largest supporter of the world's research on drug use and addiction. NIDA-funded scientific research addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug use, including tracking emerging drug use trends, understanding how drugs work in the brain and body, developing and testing new drug treatment and prevention approaches, and disseminating findings to the general public, researchers, policymakers, and others.

Indexed using the National Library of Medicine for allowing us to use their Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

PHIL Content Dislaimer: The imagery showcased in the PHIL is historic in nature; the contents depicted, though appropriate at the time a photograph was captured, may no longer be appropriate in the context of the current time period, and is not to be viewed as a source of the most current public health information.