Health Data Website Guide: 

National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org

Description: 

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is the national nonprofit organization representing local public health agencies (including city, county, metro, district, and Tribal agencies). NACCHO provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health. Contains a very community-oriented "Topic Search" that includes links to other sites.

Comments: 

No health statistics. Topic Search and Publications may offer unique information.

• Background and overview of certain health issues, such as access to care, health disparities (which contains a searchable database), injury prevention, and pollution prevention. Notes: In "Topic Search" select a topic of interest. Amount of information under each topic varies greatly. Most topics have many good links to additional information.
• Numerous publications on health topics of interest to most communities. These are often free to members. 16 publications listed under "Community Health." Notes: On main site, click on "Publications," at top of page.
• Numerous of planning tools that may be helpful to community health initiatives. Notes: On main site, click on "NACCHO Tools" at top of page.
• Over 40 programs that support public health departments' work and may be relevant to health initiatives. Notes: On main site, click on "NACCHO Programs" at top of page.