This resource list contains references to Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as private organizations that offer information resources related to the surveillance and data systems objectives of Healthy People 2000. Because many States have adopted their own year 2000 objectives, you may wish to contact your State health department for additional information.

SURVEILLANCE AND DATA SYSTEMS

LEAD AGENCY:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
6525 Belcrest Road
Room 630
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301)436-3548

YEAR 2000 OBJECTIVES

• Develop and implement common health status indicators
• Create national data sources to track the year 2000 objectives
• Develop and disseminate among Federal/State/local agencies procedures for collecting comparable data for the year 2000 objectives
• Improve related data for blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, people with disabilities, and people with low incomes
• Expand State-based activity to track progress toward year 2000 objectives
• Improve information transfer capabilities among Federal/State/local agencies
• Provide more timely processing of survey and surveillance data

Federal and National Information Sources

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
6525 Belcrest Road
Room 770
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301)436-3548
(301)436-3572 FAX
Assembles and makes available data needed to monitor the year 2000 objectives. Guides the development of data systems to provide new data. Serves as a primary data source and also as a resource reference for other data and methodologic information.

Public Inquiries
1600 Clifton Road, NE.
Mailstop A23
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404)639-3534
(404)639-1537 FAX
Refers inquiries from the public and professionals to the appropriate area at CDC.

National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
MEDLARS Management
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
(800)638-8480
(301)496-6193
(301)496-4450 FAX
MEDLINE and other online databases contain 15 million bibliographic records of journal articles, books, and audiovisuals that make up the scientific literature of medicine. Reading rooms are open to the public.

National Sources

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
415 Second Street, NE.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
(202)546-5400
(202)544-9349 FAX
Considers Federal and other policies that may affect the Nation's health. Current committees address significant public health issues, including immunization, HIV infection, chronic disease, and core public health services.

National Academy of Sciences
Institute of Medicine
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC 20418
(202)334-2352
(202)334-2158/1412 FAX
Examines policy matters that affect the health of the public. Publishes reports and studies. Publications list and catalogs available.

Public Health Foundation
1220 L Street, NW.
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005
(202)898-5600
(202)898-5609 FAX
Monitors public health activities and facilitates exchange of information between public health agencies. Maintains computerized annual data on health department funding, programs, and expenditures, including information on occupational safety and health activities relating to a number of infectious diseases. Information services include answering data-related inquiries, special analyses, and publication dissemination. Services are primarily for public health policymakers and researchers.
Electronic Products: Maintains the Public Health Network, a telecommunications network linking public health departments nationwide. Preregistration required.
Databases: Maintains PH-IMPACT, a database of information on public health department expenditures, interventions, and outcomes.

For General Information on Healthy People 2000:

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
U.S. Public Health Service, 330 C Street, SW., Room 2132,
Washington, DC 20201; (202)205-5968.

For Healthy People 2000 Publications:

Please write to ODPHP National Health Information Center,
P.O. Box 1133, Washington, DC 20013-1133.

Inclusion in this listing does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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