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Health Sciences Program for Pre-Med Students

Institutions

Kaiser Family Foundation

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.  Contains statistics on Medicaid and the uninsured in each state of the United States. Links to resources on health policy, productive health and children, AIDS and HIV, and media programs. The organizations three main areas of support are Health Policy, Media and Public Education, and Health and Development in South Africa.

Partners in Informaiton Access for the Public Health Workforce

The website states that this is a "collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries."

NAHDO: National Association of Health Data Organizations

Lists sites with interactive datasets. Grouped by type of site or type of organization.

Managed Care Digest Series

"The nationally renowned sanofi-aventis Managed Care Digest Series®, now in its 25th year, is part of our continuing commitment to provide you with key data on the evolution of health care."

Pew Internet

Pew Internet is a reliable data publisher

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Call number: REF HA202 .S721

 

For information at the local level:

OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

For information at the international level:

World Health Organization

Center for International Health Information

Organizations

Association of American Medical Colleges

This organization has a website with news, publications, career advise, tips on applying for medical school, and other resources.