Research Guides: Health Communication: State, Tribal & Local

State Health Data

SHARE New Mexico
This statewide website consolidates public and private sector information about a wide range of issues including health.
New Mexico Public Health Association
An association that works on health policy
State Health Facts
From the Kaiser Health Foundation it provide statistics on various aspects of health for each state and provides comparisons.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center
SHADAC is a multidisciplinary health policy research center with a focus on state policy. Provide profiles and data.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
It measures/reports on vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America.
Law Atlas (Temple University)
Mapping of laws by jurisdiction on various health related issues. Legal mapping can help policy-makers, advocates and researchers understand what the laws are on a given topic, know how the laws differ over time and across jurisdictions, and provides data so they may evaluate their impact.

Tiller's Guide to Indian Country (2015)
Call Number: Zim: E93 .T55 2015
This comprehensive guide (print and ebook) explores each tribe's history and modern-day life, including location and land status, government and infrastructure, community services and facilities, culture and history, economic activity, and contact information with official tribal website addresses. It covers 562 federally recognized tribes in 33 American states.

National Indian Health Board: Public Health
An advocate that researches and develops tribal, local, state, and national health policy, among other issues.
American Indian Health (NLM)
Research, Statistics and other resources from the National Library of Medicine
American Indian Research Program
From UCLA - this program investigates health disparities of American Indians.
National Congress of American Indians: Education/Health
This site from NCAI looks at policy issues related to American Indians and health.
Native American Health Information Services (UNM)
The Native American Health Information Services Program connects the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC) to Native Americans in New Mexico.

New Mexico Department of Health
The State's health department includes reports/publications and health data.
Center for Health Policy (UNM)
The Center's purpose is to increase the diversity of those with formal training in the fields of economics, political science and sociology who engage in health services and health policy research.
National Association of County & City Health Officials
NACCHO advocates for health via public policy. It has reports and other resources.
Public Health New Mexico
A KUNM reporting project focusing on people, policy and impact.