HCOP Summer Healthcare Program - TUC Library Resources: Public Health Online Resources

Guide to library resources for HCOP summer program

IDENTIFYING AND FINDING SOURCES FOR POLICY EVALUATION

SOURCE	DEFINITION	TYPES OF RESOURCES
POLICIES	Have stated goals and objectives	health policies, public health policies policies by disease, health condition, population group, health services. policies at government levels (county, state, federal, international)
MEASURES / METRICS	Outcome indicators measure whether the program is achieving the expected effects/changes in the short, intermediate, and long term. Some programs refer to their longest-term/most distal outcome indicators as impact indicators. quantifiable measures qualitative measures See also: Leading Health Indicators (LHI) - Healthy People 2030	statistics (quantitative raw data) surveys (qualitative raw data) report briefs / summaries (statistical or surveys)
OUTCOMES	the impact of a healthcare service or intervention. can include events or results in: patient health status or quality of life. patient, provider, and population attitudes and behavior. New evidence, research, prevention strategies, treatments, and care models.	cost-benefit analyses outcomes reports Quality Improvement (QI) reports

DATA RESOURCES

DATABASES

FEDERAL / NATIONAL

California Census Bureau Profile - U.S. Census Bureau profile of California (data.census.gov)
California 2020 Census - United States Census Bureau - U.S. Census Bureau profile of California (census.gov)
Data Resource Center for Child And Adolescent Healt h
healthdata.gov - brings together high-value datasets, tools, and applications. It offers data about health and health care to help researchers solve problems.¹ HealthData.gov has thousands of health-related data sets from Department of Health and Human Services agencies which can be downloaded; new data sets are added regularly.
National Center For Health Statistics (CDC)
- Publications And Information Products From The National Center For Health Statistics
  - Data Briefs - statistical reports about current public health topics. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it into text and graphics.
  - FastStats - offers quick and easy access to statistics on specific health topics, from diseases and conditions to health care and insurance.
  - Health, United States - national trends in health statistics.
  - National Vital Statistics System - provides access to the Nation’s official vital statistics, including births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. The webpage features links to statistical reports, training and instruction, and downloadable data files.

CALIFORNIA / STATE

California Department of Finance - Demographics - Official population estimates of the state, counties and cities produced by the Demographic Research Unit for state planning and budgeting.
California Department of Health Care Services Data & Statistics Reports
DataUSA - California
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) State Health Facts - has more than 800 health indicators for all 50 states, Washington, D.C., United States Territories, and other locations. Users can view maps, relative health rankings, trends, and download data on demographics, health costs, health coverage, minority health, providers and service use, and more.
Population Census Data - (EDD) Employment And Development Department - California - The Employment Development Department (EDD) Labor Market Division provides Population and Census data that describe the characteristics of the people living in a geographic area. These characteristics include race/ethnicity, income, where they work, gender, and more. Please see the links below for a detailed description of the data available.
Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

*To look for statistical data reports or summaries, use the search bar, navigation site map, or menu. Look or search for "reports", publications", or "assessments."

CALIFORNIA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSITES

Alameda County Health Public Health Department

Contra Costa County Department of Public Health

Fresno County Department of Public Health

Marin County Department of Public Health

Napa County Department of Public Health

San Francisco City and County Department of Public Health

San Mateo County Department of Public Health

Santa Clara County Department of Public Health

Solano County Department of Public Health

Sonoma County Department of Public Health

*To look for reports, use the search bar, navigation site map, or menu. Look or search for "reports", publications", or "assessments."

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Food Access Research Atlas – USDA Economic Research Service – U.S. Department of Agriculture

Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Office of Disease Prevention And Health Promotion (ODPHP)

PubMed with Full-Text Linkout

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)

*To look for reports, use the search bar, navigation site map, or menu. Look or search for "reports", publications", or "assessments."

STATE OF CALIFORNIA WEBSITES

California Department of Health Care Services

California Department of Public Health

California Health & Human Services Agency

*To look for reports, use the search bar, navigation site map, or menu. Look or search for "reports", publications", or "assessments."

POLICY ANALYSIS - ADVOCACY / INTEREST GROUPS

FEDERAL / NATIONAL

American Public Health Association (APHA) - Convenor, catalyst and advocate to build capacity in the public health community. Champions optimal, equitable health and well-being for all, influences federal policy to improve the public's health.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) - is a non-profit foundation that does research, journalism, and communications programs. It focuses on major health care issues in the United States. Its goal is to be an unbiased source of facts, information, analysis, and journalism for the general public, as well as for policy makers, the media, and the healthcare community.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - An alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.
National Association For County And City Health Officials (NACCHO) - NACCHO comprises over 3,300 local health departments across the United States focused on being a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for change for local health departments across the nation.
National Health Care Quality And Disparities Reports presents trends for measures related to access to care, affordable care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, patient safety, and person-centered care. The report presents, in chart form, the latest available findings on quality of and access to healthcare, as well as disparities related to race and ethnicity, income, and other social determinants of health.
National Institute on Minority Health And Health Disparities - fosters connection, dialogue and information exchange to advance biological, clinical, behavioral, social, and population sciences research to further understanding of health disparities and illuminate interventions to reduce and eliminate health disparities.
Public Health Institute (PHI) - PHI develops strategic public policy solutions at the global, federal, state and local level that leverage cutting-edge research and build the power and influence of community leaders.

CALIFORNIA / STATE

California Health Care Foundation - an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system so that all Californians have the care they need. Focuses on making sure the system works for Californians with low incomes and for communities who have traditionally faced the greatest barriers to care. Partners with leaders across the health care safety net to ensure they have the data and resources to make care more just and to drive improvement in a complex system.
CALPIRG - CALPIRG is an advocate for the public interest. Speaks out for the public and stands up to special interests on problems that affect the public’s health, safety and wellbeing.
Health Access California - As a 501 (C) 4 organization that engages in direct lobbying and advocacy, Health Access California undertakes advocacy towards the goal of quality, affordable, equitable health care for all Californians.
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) - California Population - The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Their mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.
UC Davis Center For Healthcare Policy And Research - generates scientific evidence and promotes best practices and policies to advance health and health equity.
UCLA Center For Health Policy Research - a leading health policy research center and source of data on the health and health care needs of Californians.

*To look for reports, use the search bar, navigation site map, or menu. Look or search for "reports", publications", or "assessments."

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, PROVIDERS - REPORTS

If you want to find additional health care organizations or hospitals, use these search tips: hospital or health care organization name by geographic region or county AND community health, community services, reports

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOs)

These links point to direct links to the organization's home page or to a list of community organizations.
To look for reports, use the search bar, navigation site map, or menu. Look or search for "reports", publications", or "assessments."
If you want to find additional community-based organizations search by the county name and "community-based organization", "community programs", "community services", "case studies", or "reports."

ALAMEDA COUNTY

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

NAPA COUNTY

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

MARIN COUNTY

SAN MATEO COUNTY

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

SOLANO COUNTY

SONOMA COUNTY

STATE LEVEL / SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

California Improvement Network - California Health Care Foundation
La Familia - community services in the Bay Area