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San Mateo County Services   Disease Information On-line Query Systems Demographic Information Software Information   Professional and Educational Resources San Mateo County Services San Mateo County Homepage San Mateo County Health Department The above link will provide access to the following:   - Aging and Adult Services - Correctional Health - Emergency Medical Services - Environmental Health Division - Food and Nutrition Services - Mental Health Services - Public Health Division Disease Information International Information World Health Organization National Information American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Lung Association American Social Health Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Institute of Medicine National Center for Infectious Disease National Institutes of Health U.S. Geological Survey West Nile Virus Maps State Information California Department of Health Services Northern California Cancer Center On-line Query Systems Vital Statistics Query System VSQS provides tabular summaries and statistical reports from California's birth and death vital statistics databases. Example question: What was the age-adjusted death rate for males and females in San Mateo County in 2000?   The EPI Center, California Injury Data Online EPIC provides data summaries and custom data tables regarding statewide injury information. Injury topics include homicide, suicide, pedestrian, motor vehicles, bicycles, seniors, firearms, and violence against women. Example question: How many firearm-related fatalities were there among men and women in San Mateo County in 2003?   Ask CHIS, California Health Interview Survey Query System CHIS is a biannual telephone survey among adults and adolescents throughout California regarding health and access to health services. Example topics: Healthy behaviors, employment and income, health insurance coverage, and health care utilization. CDC Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) CDC Wonder provides access to CDC-published health reports, recommendations and guidelines, and public health articles. Public access datasets can also be queried that provide numeric information on a wide-range of topics including vital statistics, cancer, HIV and AIDS, behavioral risk factors, diabetes, and census data.   Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS), CDC California BRFS Information BRFSS is a state-based system of health surveys that generate information about adult health risk behaviors, clinical preventive practices, and health care access and utilization primarily related to chronic diseases and injury.   California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) CHKS is a youth self-report survey (grades 5-12) administered every one to two years throughout California school districts. The survey's core topics include drug use, violence, crime, and physical and mental health. Demographic Information California Department of Finance Race/Ethnic Population Estimates, 1970-2050 U.S. Census Bureau Population Datasets Software ArcGIS EpiInfo SAS SPSS STATA Professional and Educational Resources American College of Epidemiology American Public Health Association, Epidemiology Section Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Bioterrorism (BT) team of the Infection Disease Branch (CA Dept. of Health Services) Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) EpiMonitor International Epidemiological Association Public Health Institute Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Virtual Epi Library