North Dakota Data Resources
According to sections 330(k)(2) and 330(k)(3)(J) of the Public Health Service Act, CHCs must periodically document the needs of their target populations and update their service areas. The following resources provide needs assessment information on national, state, and county levels, with a focus on data appropriate for North Dakota CHCs.
Agricultural and
Economic Data Sets
USDA Economic Research
Service
Information on population, income, education, employment,
federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial
indicators, top commodities, and exports
www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/ND.HTM
Census Quick Facts
US Census Bureau
North Dakota state and county demographic, economic, and
geographic facts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/38000.html
County Health
Rankings and Roadmaps
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and
the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Health rankings of every county within a state based on
overall health, health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors,
and physical environment, including maps, tables, and county-level data
www.countyhealthrankings.org/north-dakota
Website tours and additional webinars about utilizing County Health Rankins and Roadmaps data
www.countyhealthrankings.org/webinars/all
County Health
Profiles
North Dakota
Department of Health
Population, demographic, poverty, housing, vital statistics,
behavioral risk factors, and health indicator information organized in charts
and graphs
www.ndhealth.gov/HealthData/CountyHealthProfiles
Data Sources
North Dakota
Department of Health
Data resources for behavioral risk, cancer, disease,
community health, crime rates, and children
www.ndhealth.gov/HealthData/DataSources.asp
Health Facts
Kaiser Family
Foundation
National and by state data regarding demographics,
economics, health status, health coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare, health
costs and budgets, health insurance and managed care, providers and service
use, minority health, women’s health, and HIV/AIDS, providing graphs, tables,
maps, rankings, and comparisons
www.statehealthfacts.org/profileglance.jsp?rgn=36&rgn=1
Health Workforce Enumeration
HRSA National Center for Health Workforce information and Analysis
Public health workforce data report for the state
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/phwfenumeration2000.pdf
HRSA in Your State
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA programs, grants, health centers, National Health Service Corps members, and 340B program participating providers by state and county
http://hrsainyourstate.hrsa.gov
Kids Count Data
Center
Annie E Casey
Foundation
Profiles, rankings, maps, trend graphs by topic, and raw
data with over 100 measures of child well-being
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/StateLanding.aspx?state=ND
Mapping the 2010 US Census
The New York Times
Browse population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations, and patterns of housing development by county
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1
Maps
Center for Rural
Health, University of North Dakota
Maps of rural health activities, HPSA/MUA/MUPs, hospitals,
population, poverty, and county classifications
http://ruralhealth.und.edu/maps
Maps
Rural Assistance
Center (RAC)
Customizable maps of information concerning
FQHC/HPSA/MUA/MUPs, minorities, Medicare, long term care, population change,
poverty/income levels, rural health clinics, uninsured persons, and other
categories
www.raconline.org/states/northdakota.php#maps
Maps and Data
National Association
of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
North Dakota maps and data, including updated state fact
sheet, state maps, and key health center data
www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=ND
Primary Care
Association (PCA)
Community HealthCare
Association of the Dakotas (CHAD)
North Dakota’s PCA
www.communityhealthcare.net
Primary Care Office
(PCO)
North Dakota Department
of Health Primary Care Office
North Dakotas’s PCO
www.ndhealth.gov/pco
Public Health Data
Trust for America’s
Health
Public health data per state on adult health indicators, child
and adolescent health facts, health profession shortage, public health
preparedness, public health funding, and economics
http://healthyamericans.org/states/?stateid=ND
Quick Health Data Online
Office on Women’s Health
Health, access to care, and demographic data available by state and region, including customizable maps
www.healthstatus2020.com
Rural Health Resources
Rural Assistance
Center (RAC)
Rural health information including state contacts,
organizations, tools, maps, funding information, documents, journals, and news
for the state
http://www.raconline.org/states/northdakota.php
State Profile
National Network of
Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Greater Midwest Region
Information on North Dakota including state information,
statistics, health profiles, resource lists, and medical and health profession
associations
http://nnlm.gov/gmr/regional/states/nd/index.html
Vital Records and
Statistics
North Dakota
Department of Health
Vital statistics and reports
www.ndhealth.gov/vital
