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Health Policy Resources

Kaiser Family Foundation
Diverse information on health policy and national health news including interactive graphs, infographics, and charts.
Kaiser Health News
Updated daily, Kaiser Health News provides both emerging health policy topics and links to additional information.
HealthLandscape
Interactive website where you can map county-level demographic and health data. Includes specific features for Appalachia.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC is a good source for updated facts and figures on a whole host of different health topics. Good resource to get the numbers and impact figures you may need to make the case for your issue.
The Commonwealth Fund
Information on health policy, healthcare delivery system, data, and research focusing on vulnerable populations.
National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)
Good research on what legislation is currently being deliberated and past legislative activity.
Academy Health
Health policy research and policy information.
Office of The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Information on policy research, evaluation, legislation, and more with reports, data, and graphics available at the site.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Find updated news, reports, and data on pertinent health policy and health system topics.
American Health Care Association
Provides information on the health care delivery system including legislation, research and data, and publications.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Research, reports, data, statistics, and policy information relating to relevant healthcare topics.
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Provides publications, reports, data, and statistics on state health policy topics.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Current publications including issue briefs and reports on emerging health policy topics. Visit the data center to get current information on state health insurance coverage, access, and cost.
American Community Survey & US Census Bureau
Data, statistics, interactive graphs/charts, publications, and reports on the US population.
U.S. Census Data
Use data.census.gov to gather the most up-to-date information on the US population including demographics, education, employment, health, housing, and more. You can refine by state, county, and zip-code to get particular information.
Health Affairs
Peer-reviewed publication with reports, data, and information for healthcare related issues.
National Governor’s Association
Compilation of legislative activity in the States. Visiting the State Health Policy Options page provides information on health related policy.
State Reforum
Online resource for state health reform topics, issues, and discussions.

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