Baltimore
Health Information
1. Baltimore City Health Department
(A) Community Health Assessment Dashboard -- A repository of the most recent statistics and maps relevant to Baltimore.
(B) Local Health Improvement Coalition -- The previous year's CHA report, information from the diabetes workgroup, and city resources.
2. The Baltimore Sun newspaper, 1990+
3. In 2003, the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities (EHDIC) study was done in southwest Baltimore in 2003. The PI was Dr. Thomas LaVeist of JHU's School of Public Health.
- It consisted of interviews with residents about aspects of their lives and their health, with the purpose of investigating the level and cause of health disparities in that racially integrated area.
- Here are the articles in PubMed about the study's findings, including statistics.
The Maryland Department of Health site includes vital records, information about drug / alcohol intoxication deaths, and genealogical information, among other information.
Here is the Division of Public Health Statistics.
Public Health research guide --> Statistics -- United States
PubMed -- Here are the articles with the word "baltimore" in the article's TITLE (don't forget to choose dates)
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future -- Information on the availability, or lack thererof, of healthy food options for Baltimoreans