Health and Vital Statistics

AoA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. AoA is the Federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. (the Forum) is made up of nine federal agencies that produce or use statistics on aging and was established in the mid-1980s to encourage cooperation and collaboration among federal agencies to improve the quality and utility of data on the aging population.

Private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, elderly people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the uninsured. In connection with its grantmaking, the Fund issues more than 50 reports each year on the topics listed in the left-hand navigation bar of the page.

Responsible for conducting policy analysis, research and evaluation to produce useful, objective, credible and timely data and policy options.

ACF is a federal agency funding state, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. Actual services are provided by state, county, city, and tribal governments, and public and private local agencies.

The lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services.

Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to studying children, youth, and families through research. Major research areas include teenage pregnancy and childbearing; the effects of welfare and poverty on children; parenting, family structure, and family processes.

The Child Welfare Information Gateway serves as a resource for reliable national data on child maltreatment reports, investigations, victims, and perpetrators.

The oldest federal agency for children, the Children's Bureau is located within the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services

Provides a voice for the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. CDF pays particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.

Federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, and education

PeriStats is an interactive perinatal data resource providing maternal, infant and child health-related data at the state-level and for many indicators at the county-level. Data are also available for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the United States.

Information on education in the United States.

NDACA is a project of the Family Life Development Center, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. The mission of the NDACAN is to facilitate the secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect.

The NIP is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIP provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and conduct of immunization activities nationwide.

Created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to help children after World War II in Europe, UNICEF was first known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system, its task being to help children living in poverty in developing countries. Its name was shortened to the United Nations Children's Fund, but it retained the acronym "UNICEF," by which it is known to this day.

The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.

Independent philanthropic organization focused on major health care issues facing the nation.

IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The National Medical Association (NMA) is the collective voice of African American physicians and the leading force for parity and justice in medicine and the elimination of disparities in health.

A Nationwide Service of the Office of Minority Health, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The ASPE is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development issues.