A Research Guide for Health Informatics

CDC Datasets

• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics Public-Use Data Files and Documentation
• Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging Program
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports

Datasets from Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

• National Health Quality and Disparities Reports & NHQDR Data Tools
• Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP)

Additional Datasets

• HealthData.gov
• The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
• The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
• The RAND Health & Retirement Study
• Health & Retirement Study from the University of Michigan
• Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) from the National Cancer Institute

This list was inspired by the list created by the UNC Charlotte.

Not sure how to get started searching? Check out this video (3:06) below that shares some strategies for searching for information in our library databases.

For additional instructional videos on using library resources and improving your research skills, check out Steely's YouTube channel and our Video@NKU channel.

Still looking for more information? The guides below are related to Health Informatics and could be useful for your research.