Association of Religion Data Archives

City of Milwaukee Common Council

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

Milwaukee County Transit System

NACCHO Model Practice Database
Provides descriptions of innovative public health practice models from local health departments. Searchable by category or state.

Vital Signs: Benchmarking Metro Milwaukee, 2017
Addresses population vitality, economic strength, personal prosperity, life-long learning, and community well-being.

Aged

• AgingStats.Gov

Children

• Children's Defense Fund
• ChildStats.gov
• Kids Count

Health Disparities

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
• Milwaukee Health Report 2013 - Health Disparities in Milwaukee by Socioeconomic Status

Healthy People/Healthiest Wisconsin

• Healthiest Wisconsin 2020
• Healthy People 2020 Site

Homeless/Housing

• Homelessness Data Exchange Website (HUD)
• Wisconsin - Institute for Community Alliances - Point in Time Data
• Milwaukee - Point in Time Survey of Milwaukee's Homeless 2019
• Milwaukee - Point in Time Survey of Milwaukee's Homeless 2018
• Milwaukee - Point in Time Survey of Milwaukee's Homeless 2016
• Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative
• National Health Care for the Homeless Council
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Veterans

• Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative
• National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
• Veteran's Health Administration
• Women Veterans Health Care

Wisconsin/States/Counties

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - State Snapshots
• Health Data and Profiles for STLTs
  • Links to datasources at the state, local and tribal levels.
• Kaiser State Health Facts
• SEER -- Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
• University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
  Publications section includes Wisconsin County Health Rankings.
• Wisconsin Department of Administration - Demographic Services
• Wisconsin County Health Rankings and Roadmap
  • From the CDC, county rankings in the state of Wisconsin.

Portals and Surveys

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Data Resources
  Includes data on healthcare costs and expenditures.
• Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
• Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course
• HCUPnet (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project)
  • Data on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.
• HCUP
• Health & Medical Care Archive
• Health-Related Quality of Life
• HSRIC Data, Tools, and Statistics
• MedlinePlus: Health Statistics
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce: Health Data Tools and Statistics
• World Health Organization - Data

Lack of systematic quality control means critical evaluation of Web sites is crucial. When evaluating web resources, consider:

• Authority: Is the author or site sponsor clearly identified? Can you find credentials and contact information?
• Objectivity: Is the site's purpose clear? Is it directed toward a specific audience?
• Coverage: Are the topics covered clear? In depth? Balanced? Are ideas and opinions backed up by evidence?
• Accuracy: Are sources cited? Can you verify accuracy of facts and other information with other sources in the field?
• Currency: Are the dates included in the website? Is the information current, or at least still relevant for the site's and your purpose?

Taken from: Ramage, Bean and Johnson. The Allyn and Becon Guide to Writing. 5th Ed. customized for Marquette University. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc., 2009: 602.