JWAL--Library: Human Health and the Environment: Statistics and Data

New York & Adirondack Resources

Adirondack Council 2022 State of the Parks Report
The Adirondack Council's State of the Park reports are annual publications that detail how the actions of local, state, and federal leaders helped or harmed the Adirondack Park throughout that year.
Limnology and Water Quality of the Rainbow Lake Chain: Update on the 2021 Field Season
The objective of this report is to provide an update on the lake monitoring program by summarizing the results from the 2021 field season and describing historical trends in the key water quality indicators.
Mirror Lake 2020 Water Quality Update
Annual update of water quality of Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY.
NYS Office for the Aging Annual Report
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has published a comprehensive 2021 Annual Report detailing the work of aging service providers who delivered vital services to over 1.3 million older adults and their families in 2021. The report offers a definitive analysis on the landscape of aging in New York State, including data on economic and demographic trends, the prevalence of chronic conditions, growth in long term care needs, and more.
Tick Hunting: The Prey Are Tiny, and the Bait Is Human
Secondarily summarizes recent rise in tick population in the ADKs, associated with climate change. PSC faculty member Dr. Lee Anne Sporn quoted.
The Wellbeing of Infants and Toddlers in the Adirondacks (2021)
Report from the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance & the Adirondack Foundation.

National Resources

Ballotpedia
A non-partisan and non-party digital encyclopedia of American politics; a national resource for unbiased information on elections, politics and policy.
CDC Data & Statistics
Centers for Disease Control public landing page for data sets and statistics grouped by subject as well as further tools for exploration.
CDC Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, has been tracking trends for infections transmitted commonly through food since 1996. FoodNet provides a foundation for food safety policy and prevention efforts. It estimates the number of foodborne illnesses, monitors trends in incidence of specific foodborne illnesses over time, attributes illnesses to specific foods and settings, and disseminates this information.
FEMA Data Visualizations
Explore disaster-related data with interactive tools and graphic representations.
FEMA Fact Sheets
The FEMA Press Office provides up-to-date and accurate information before, during and after disasters.
FEMA Guidance Documents
FEMA issues guidance documents to help the public understand how the agency administers its legal and regulatory authorities.
National Center for Health Statistics
A subgroup of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) that tracks statistics for the nation's health.
OpenFEMA
The public’s resource for FEMA program data and reports. Promoting a culture of Open Government and increasing transparency, participation, and collaboration among the Whole Community in support of FEMA's mission to help people before, during, and after disasters.

USGS Real Time Data Collections
Gathered information from USGS scientists through periodic or continuous measurement in the field to provide a view of current conditions. In some instances, observations may not be subject to rigorous review before release; this will be noted in the documentation accompanying the data. Coverage of United States area--collections of data, maps, and visualizations. Featured collections you can explore include: earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, wildland fire, landslides, and droughts.

USGS Waterwatch
Displays maps, graphs, and tables describing real-time, recent, and past streamflow conditions for the United States. The real-time information generally is updated on an hourly basis. WaterWatch provides streamgage-based maps that show the location of more than 3,000 long-term (30 years or more). The streamgage-based maps show streamflow conditions for real-time, average daily, and 7-day average streamflow. The real-time streamflow maps highlight flood and high flow conditions. The 7-day average streamflow maps highlight below-normal and drought conditions.

U.S. Census Data Explorer
Uses a single search bar to search on a geographic area such as a state, county, or place, and see an overview of that area in a geographic profile with visualizations and infographics. This is helpful for data users who need basic data, as it is much quicker than searching through tables for a variety of high-level estimates. Data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes data visualizations, maps, and other data displays that data users need.

Global Resources

NOAA OneStop Search
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Find datasets and original research published from NOAA. Explore by search bar with keywords, by popular topics, or by rotating featured datasets. 84,947 collections and 24,283,619 granules (datasets) available to search. Covers geophysical, oceans, coastal, weather and climate data discovery all in one place.

World Health Organization (WHO) Food Safety
Food safety information from the WHO including fact sheets, data, guidelines, Q & A, assessment tools, reports, and recent news.

WHO GHO Data Search
To find international statistics and reports on health issues. Analytical reports on the current situation and trends for priority health issues. A key output of the GHO is the annual publication World Health Statistics, which compiles statistics for key health indicators on an annual basis. GHO provides analytical reports on cross-cutting topics, such as: the "Report on Women and Health" and "Burden of Disease." Provides links to specific disease reports.