Sources of Data for Grant and Report Writing
New Mexico Data
NM Department of Health
2007 High School YRRS County Reports http://www.health.state.nm.us/epi/yrrs.html
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Report Card, 2007
http://www.health.state.nm.us/OPMH/2007ReportCard.pdf
NM Youth and Risk Resiliency Survey, 2005
http://hsc.unm.edu/chpdp/projects/yrrs.htm
Comprehensive Strategic Plan, 2006
(chapters on immunizations, obesity, teenage pregnancy, oral health, behavioral health and youth suicide prevention- include useful statistics)
http://hpc.state.nm.us/reports/Strategic%20Plan/NMCSHP.pdf
Answers to New Mexico’s Priority Health Problems, 2007
(highlights SBHCs as an important solution to public health problems)
http://www.health.state.nm.us/pdf/SOLUTIONS2007.pdf
Other NM Resources
University of New Mexico, Family and Community Medicine Department
Health Report Cards by NM County http://hsc.unm.edu/partners/forbetterhealth/CountyReportCards/index.shtml
NM Voices for Children
Kids Count
Identifies and tracks trends in child well-being in NM
http://www.nmvoices.org/kidscount.htm
National Data
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Facts for Families provides concise and up-to-date information on behavioral health issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families
shttp://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/facts_for_families
National Assembly for School-Based Health Care
Search under “mental health” for national mental health statistics, under “publications” for a paper on “academic outcomes and SBHCs,” under “basic” and then “resources” and you will find “essential reading” (the top 25 articles on SBHC practice) and many other resources.
www.nasbhc.org
Child Trends Data Base
Provides research on key indicators—including unmet oral health needs—of child and adolescent well-being
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/status.cfm
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
National data on substance abuse
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/
National registry of evidence-based program and practices
http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.htm
Centers for Disease Control
National data on childhood overweight and obesity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/childhood/index.htm
National data on children’s oral health
http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/topics/child.htm
Division of Adolescent and School Health- national data on adolescent health
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
Office of Minority Health and Disparities (national data on Native American health and other ethnic minorities) http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/AIAN/AIAN.htm
Native American Health Statistics
CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Health of American Indian or Alaska Native Population
Extensive data and links
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/indfacts.htm
CDC, Office of Minority Health and Disparities
National data on Native American health and other ethnic minorities http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/AIAN/AIAN.htm
Indian Health Services
Fact sheets
http://info.ihs.gov/
Facts on Indian Health Disparities, 2006
http://info.ihs.gov/Files/DisparitiesFacts-Jan2006.pdf
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
A Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian
http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/na0703/na0731.pdf