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Facts For You: Healthy People

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  • Aging Statistics – Facts on the health and well-being of older Americans from nine federal agencies.
  • Atlas of Cancer Mortality – Geographic patterns of cancer death rates throughout the United States, from 1950 to 1994, for about 40 cancers.
  • Birth Rates, Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates – Trends in birth and mortality rates, and links to other vital statistics for the United States.
  • Compare Dialysis Facilities – Check out quality measures – such as patient survival – for Medicare-approved dialysis facilities in any state.
  • Compare Medicare Health Plan Choices – Comparison-shop the premiums and benefits of Medicare health plans offered in geographic areas, selected by zip code or state.
  • Compare Nursing Homes – Provides detailed data on Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes in the United States
  • Find Facts About Older Americans – Find comprehensive statistics on Americans 65 and over, including the latest annual profile that covers more than 13 key areas.
  • Find Health Statistics Fast – Faststats lets you find a health profile of your state and other official national and state-level health statistics easily – and fast – on everything from accidents to mortality rates to whooping cough and much more.
  • Growth Charts for Your Kids – Check your child's height, weight and body mass index against national averages.
  • Health Check-up Online – Use an interactive health risk assessment, diet menu planner, body mass index calculator, cholesterol IQ test and similar calculators, and online health tools.
  • Healthcare Spending and Coverage – Find information about how much your state and the nation spend on healthcare, Medicare enrollment and other aspects of our healthcare system.
  • Healthy People 2010 – National health promotion and disease prevention initiative to increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities.
  • How Healthy Are Our Children? – Facts on the health and well-being of youth and young children.
  • Injury Maps –  – Create online state and county-level maps of injury-related and age-adjusted mortality rates in the United States.
  • International Health for Travelers – Check out which countries are infected with quarantinable diseases (updated every two weeks).
  • Monitoring the Nation's Health – Find the facts on how healthy we are in America. Data on health status, healthy lifestyles, illness and disability, the use of health care and vital events.
  • Mortality Atlas for the U.S. –  Find out the causes of mortality by location.
  • Safety and Health Statistics – Summary data on injuries and illnesses by industry, as well as additional information on injured workers.

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