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Demographics & Population
Kaiser Family Foundation StateHealthFacts
- On the map, click on Georgia.This site shows demographics and economy, health status, health costs and budgets, medicaid and other Georgia statistics.
Galileo
- Under the databases A-Z selection, choose Census Data or Government
Publications. These links will provide census data and databases
pertaining to the state of Georgia and some federal government
information such as the GPO monthly catalog, containing US
government publications.
Georgia
CityScapes - provides profiles on the history, people,
government and economy of 173 cities with the population of 10,000
or more.
Georgia
Counties & Georgia Maps
The Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of
Georgia is the home page for this information. Use the table
of contents for Georgia Counties and Maps.
Georgia
Counties - information includes the date counties were
established, the estimated population for each Georgia
County from 1990-1998, county web sites, tax rates, county
maps, names of officials, a link to the Association County
Commissioners of Georgia, Professional Associations for Counties
and information resources for counties, including state and
federal resources.
Georgia
Maps - contain a wealth of information dividing maps
of the state in physical, political, demographic, historical,
and other (US & worldwide information). The Georgia GIS
Data Clearinghouse provides access to Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) resources of Georgia for use by government,
academia and the private sector.
Georgia
County Snapshots – From the Department of Community Affairs
this site contains an overview, demographics using the 2000
census information, the economy and government including per
capita spending and poverty level of that county. This is a
very user-friendly site with graphs and charts.
Health Related Sources
Center for Disease
Control - The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for
protecting the health and safety of U.S. citizens. Other useful
sites from the CDC include:
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System - Tracks Major Health
Risks Among Americans
MMWR
- Weekly report based on reports to CDC by state health
departments. Search available for back issues.
National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control - (NCIPC) works to
reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated
with injuries.
National Center for
Health Statistics - Includes data from Healthy
People 2010
SEERS
Data & Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- National Program of Cancer Registry
Community
Indicators – From the Department of Community Affairs
this database for Community Indicators has been compiled for
all 159 counties. State and national figures have been included
where applicable. Considerable care has been given to making
the data available in a user-friendly format. The data is searchable
through an interactive database program that allows users to
generate and print out multi-layered reports. The Community
Indicator reports include the following eight key community
conditions: Demographic, Economic, Fiscal, Education, Health,
Environmental, Social and Civic Participation.
Georgia
County Guide– From this page, click on GA Statistics System on the
right. This statistics system will customize health and other
statistics from the latest data sources: 1. The county-by-county (or
cross sectional) analysis, search in the public health variable;
2.Year-by-year (time series) analysis for each county, for up
to 30 years, for 30 variables; 3. Employment in one or more
counties, for 10 major economic sectors.
Georgia
Department of Community Health – This agency holds authority
for purchasing, planning and regulating health care in the state.
To find health statistics such as Medicaid recipients go to
the Annual Reports on the left sidebar under Issues and Programs.
Click on FY 2002 Annual Report.
Georgia Division
of Public Health – The Georgia Division of Public Health
(GDPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of the State
of Georgia with the ultimate responsibility for the health of
the state's citizens. Click on Health and
Data to find vital statistics. Use the Counties and
Districts to find specific county data.
OASIS - From
the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public
Health, Office of Health Information and Policy. This database
provides access to the Georgia Division of Public Health's
standardized data repository. Statistics can be queried for specific
Georgia counties or statewide. The help screen and tutorial
make this a user-friendly database.
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