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Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) whose mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

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

NCHS, the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency, is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

RAND is a nonprofit institute that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. RAND Health is the nation's largest private health care research organization.

Reports and other publications on nutrition, violence, and HIV/AIDS-- to name but a few-- have heightened America's awareness of important public health issues and generated major public health initiatives.

Founded in 1968 to understand the problems facing America’s cities and assess the programs of the War on Poverty, the Urban Institute brings decades of objective analysis and expertise to policy debates — in city halls and state houses, Congress and the White House, and emerging democracies around the world. Today, the Urban Institute’s research portfolio ranges from the social safety net to health and tax policies; the well-being of families and neighborhoods; and trends in work, earnings, and wealth building.

Australia's official statistical organisation. We assist and encourage informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.

CIHI is an independent, not-for-profit organization that plays a central role in the development of Canada?s health information system.

Part of the Population Division of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies and strengthens statistical development around the world through technical assistance, training, and software products.

Statistics Canada is the country's national statistical agency, with programs organized into three broad subject matter areas: demographic and social, socioeconomic and economic.

The preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.

The World Bank's goal is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investment in people.

WHO is defined by its Constitution as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work.