This guide is created for students who would like to conduct research projects on existing open datasets. The guide provides a list of web sites that contain publicly accessible data or datasets on health-related topics from various sources. A few websites on education data are also included on the guide. Please use the left-side table of content to jump to any section of the guide. If you have any questions or suggestions for the guide, please contact Misa Mi.
Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research - an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of CDC available to public health professionals and the public at large.
Documentation of glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States based on the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Get information from over 50 data sources on Health Care Professions, Health Facilities, Population Characteristics, Health Professions Training, Hospital Utilization, and Hospital Expenditures at the county, state, and national levels.
A platform to provide access to datasets from selected NLM resources. Users can explore, filter, visualize, and export data in a variety of formats, including Excel, JSON, XML, as well as access and build with these datasets via API.
A centralized and comprehensive source of information and analyses on global health R&D activities for human disease from the World Health Organization
On this site, you can find data on a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.
A wide array of datasets and surveys (population surveys, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Health Care Surveys, RAND surveys, Vital Records, Provider Surveys, etc.)
A variety of drug-related issues, including information on drug use, emergency room data, prevention and treatment programs, and other research findings
Data on a range of health related issues to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan's citizens. Data are provided at the state, county and community level on various categories such as birth defects, communicable diseases, cancer statistics, chronic disease and health indicator.
Contains data and reports on medical school applicants, survey results from Graduation Questionnaire (GQ), residents applicants, and more. Searches data and reports by date and topic.
