Open Data

The following are links to selected 'Open Data' resources on population health and healthcare in the U.S. and around the world: Videos

• AHCA Long Term Care Data & Statistics - The American Health Care Association (AHCA) collects and provides free access to data on long term care facilities & activities in the U.S.

• CDC Data & Statistics – The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) have opened access to a wide range of data for public health purposes.

• DataVisualization - Provides links to a wide selection of high quality free and open 'data visualization' software tools.

• Google Public Data Explorer - Making large public data sets on healthcare, economics, and other subjects readily accessible and easy to explore & visualize.

• HCUP Databases - Databases on healthcare cost & utilization in the US from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ).

• Health.Data.Gov - Providing open access to a wide range of health information & data sets generated and/or held by the US Government.

• Knoema & Health Industry Facts - A new knowledge platform that connects data with analytical and presentation tools.

• NationMaster - Compilation of health information & statistics from such sources as the UN, WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, etc.

• StateHealthFacts - A Kaiser Foundation web site providing free, up-to-date, easy-to-use data on the health of all 50 states in the US.

• South Carolina Health Data - Created and maintained by the SC Department of Health & Human Services.

• WONDER - Online system and databases available from CDC for the analysis of public health data.

• World Bank Health Data - Data collected by the World Bank on national health systems, disease prevention, reproductive health, nutrition, population, and more.

• WHO Global Health Observatory - Provides data and analyses on global health issues and priorities.

Open Data can be defined as 'selected data' that should be made freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other excessive control mechanisms.