Knowledge Resources

Internet Resources: Priority Conditions and Related Risk/Environmental Factors
Organization	URL	CVD	Diabetes	Obesity	Nutrition- Food	Physical Activity	Tobacco	Chronic Disease Care, Systems, Tools & Practice Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)	www.ahrq.gov www.guidelines.gov	X	X				X	X
American Diabetes Association	www.diabetes.org	X	X		X
American Dietetic Association	www.eatright.org	X			X			X
American Heart Association	www.heart.org	X			X	X		X
American Association of Diabetes Educators	www.aade.net		X					X
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)	http://www.clocc.net			X	X	X		X
Chicago Food Policy Council	www.chicagofoodpolicy.org				X
Health Resources Systems Agency (HRSA)	www.hrsa.gov www.healthdisparities.net		X	X				X
National Cancer Institute	www.cancer.gov				X	X	X	X
National Center for Chronic Disease Control and Health Promotion (CDC)	www.cdc.gov	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)	www.ndep.nih.gov www.betterdiabetescare.nih.gov		X					X
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH)	www.nhlbi.nih.gov	X		X	X	X	X	X
National Center for Physical Activity and Disability (UIC)	www.ncpad.org			X	X	X
National Institute on Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases	http://www2.niddk.nih.gov		X
Partnership for Prevention	www.prevent.org		X		X	X	X	X
Prevention Institute	www.preventioninstitute.org			X	X	X	X
Preventing Chronic Disease (CDC): Online Journal (free)	www.cdc.gov/pcd /	X	X	X	X	X	X
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	www.rwjf.org		X	X	X	X	X
U.S. Dept of Agriculture	www.nutrition.gov www.mypyramid.gov			X	X			X

Sources of Health-Related Data for Local Program Development and Community Action Planning
Local data is often very limited, particularly those from state and national survey systems. In large cities or counties such as Chicago or Cook County IL, the availability of data may vary by town, neighborhood, zip code or community area (Chicago). Where data is not available, the decision will be to either: (1) estimate the prevalence of a social determinant, behavior or health condition; or (2) collect the data. If the data is available but unpublished, the data may be requested from the collection agency. However, the smaller the target area, the less accurate the data will be. Not only will the sample size be too small for analysis, for example, by ethnicity, gender, and age group. In addition, the data will be harder to estimate because census data becomes dated. Annual population surveys are available for larger population units such as large cities and counties.

Source	Site URL	Demographics	Social and Environmental Determinants	Behavioral Risk Factors	Outcomes
Chicago Dept. of Public Health (Office of Epidemiology)	www.cityofchicago.org/health	Community Area Reports		Site has Chicago BRFSS Report
Illinois Dept. of Public Health	www.idph.state.il.us/				X
IDPH I-PLAN	http://app.idph.state.il.us	X	X		M
US Census: Census 2000	www.census.gov	X	X
US Census - American Community Survey (Annual)	www.census.gov	X	X
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Data and Statistics	www.cdc.gov/datastatistics			X	X
CDC BRFSS	www.cdc.gov/brfss	*	*	PA, D, H, T, A	HS, CVD, D
CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System	www.cdc.gov/yrbs			PA, D, T, O
Risk Factors : PA =Physical Activity/Exercise; D =Diet; A =Alcohol Use; O =Overweight/Obesity; T =Tobacco. *=provides demographics of survey sample. Outcomes : CVD =Cardiovascular (Heart) Disease; D =Diabetes; H =Hypertension; HS =Health Status; M =Mortality