This video demonstrates one way to find statistics that may show how big your problem is. This is one on the first steps in evidence base practices in public health.
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication may contain useful statistics on your health topic and population group. Search by topic and population group.
Try searching your topic plus one of the following words to find websites that include data, tables, or reports with graphs and charts:
statistics
surveillance
data
You may wish to try including the word "Arkansas" in your search for possible state information, as USA.gov may contain state resources.
ACHI’s MISSION is to be a catalyst for improving the health of Arkansans through evidence-based research, public issue advocacy, and collaborative program development.
Explore Indicators by Category. Provides additional county data based on a number of health indicators. State Health Facts, sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation, provide More than 800 up-to-date health indicators at the state level can be mapped, ranked, and downloaded.
The CHR&R program provides data, evidence, guidance, and examples to build awareness of the multiple factors that influence health and support leaders in growing community power to improve health equity
Try these: County Health Data - Various data resources and reports.
County Data Estimates - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
County Health Surveys - A County Health Survey is a questionnaire used to collect and evaluate personal risk behaviors that may affect the health of Arkansans.
