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DATA SOURCES.<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity is pleased to provide this list of curated links to reliable, free, and publicly accessible data sources<\/span><\/strong>. These resources cover geography, demographics, health statistics, and more, offering valuable insights into communities and factors influencing health outcomes, supporting informed research and equitable health initiatives statewide.<\/p>\n

Click the name in bold or use the button to access the data.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Virginia Open Data Portal<\/a>:<\/strong>
\nProvides access to over 13.2k datasets<\/span><\/strong> and 32.4k total resources<\/span><\/strong> from 52 organizations<\/span><\/strong> all associated with the State of Virginia. Featured datasets include food bank data, EMS incidents, quality of life measures, traffic volume, community policing, and much more.<\/p>\n

Launch VA Open Data Portal<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0US Census Bureau – QuickFacts:<\/a><\/strong>
\nProvides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.<\/p>\n

Launch QuickFacts<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0US Census Bureau – My Community Explorer<\/a>:<\/span><\/strong>
\nAn equity tool to identify underserved communities across the United States.<\/p>\n

View Interactive Map<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CDC – Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke<\/a>:<\/span><\/strong>
\nProvides statistics for all states and counties related to mortality, prevalence, demographics and risk factors in the US.<\/p>\n

Launch Interactive Atlas<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CDC – FastStats<\/a>:<\/strong>
\nProvides quick and easy access to selected statistics on a variety of health topics including diseases and conditions, health care and insurance, disability and risk factors, family life, injuries, life stages and populations, and reproductive health.<\/p>\n

Launch FastStats<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CDC – WONDER<\/a>:<\/strong>
\nWONDER (W<\/strong>ide-ranging ON<\/strong>line D<\/strong>ata for E<\/strong>pidemiologic R<\/strong>esearch) is an online database that utilizes a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Data is provided in table, chart, and map format.<\/p>\n

Launch CDC WONDER<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0US Census Bureau – ACS Data Profiles:<\/a><\/strong>
\nData Profiles provide the most frequently requested social, economic, housing, and demographic data from the American Community Survey (ACS) using 5-year estimates. Each of these four subject areas is a separate profile summarized for a single geographic area, both numbers and percent, to cover the most basic data on all topics. <\/p>\n

Launch ACS Data Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0GPS Coordinates:<\/a><\/strong>
\nUseful tool for quickly finding the GPS coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) for any address in the US.<\/p>\n

Get GPS Coordinates<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u25a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HUD – Geospatial Data Storefront:<\/a><\/strong>
\nProvides for the discovery of HUD’s many geospatial datasets and interactive maps. Interactive maps<\/span><\/strong> are available for a wide-range of topics including community development programs and indicators, fair housing and equal opportunity, housing counseling, location affordability, rental assistance, and disaster response and recovery. <\/p>\n

Launch Storefront<\/a><\/p>\n

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DATA SOURCES. The Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity is pleased to provide this list of curated links to reliable, free, and publicly accessible data sources. These resources cover geography, demographics, health statistics, and more, offering valuable insights into communities and factors influencing health outcomes, supporting informed research and equitable health initiatives statewide. … Continue reading <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":436,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/maisha-blocks.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-666","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755,"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666\/revisions\/755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.vdh.virginia.gov\/omhhe\/hoi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}