Government Information

Seeks to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans, includes data, evidence based practice, and guidelines and measures

Protects the health and safety of Americans at home and abroad by providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships

Annual report on trends in health statistics, can also be browsed by Subject and Population subgroup

National health initiative begun in 1980 that sets measurable objectives to improve the health and well-being of the American people, current iteration is Healthy People 2030

Provides easy-to-understand information on health conditions, medical tests, and drugs and supplements

Presents evidence-based health information on a consumer level on over 100 prevention and wellness subjects

Responsible for medical and behavioral research to support improving health and comprised of 27 individual institutes and centers focused on various health issues

Responsible for advancing behavioral health and reducing impact of substance abuse and mental illness

Presents data and statistics by topic and lists data tools for exploring data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Provides access to data, statistics, and data tools to explore data regarding substance abuse and mental health services

Provides data and statistics on various health topics in their publications and data tools

Statistics on various mental health topics from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Online, menu-drive system that allows access to statistical research publications and queries of numeric data sets

State department responsible for children & family services, including SNAP and foster care.

State department responsible for health

State agency responsible for developing and maintaining system to coordinate care for traumatic injury, such as stroke and disaster response

Provides data tools for exploring data and generating statistics on various health areas

Annual publication describing health and health-related issues inLouisiana

State group responsible for low-to-moderate income housing assistance

Medicare tool with several searchable directories for medical personnel and services, such as physicians, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Features searchable directories for treatment centers for substance abuse and mental health

Lists state and local disaster recovery entities and their contact information. Areas covered include disability services, health care services, and more.

Lists several searchable directories for physicians and health professionals of various type

Searchable resource database specific to Louisiana