Boston College LibGuides @ BC - Health Statistics

GIS

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Boston College

GIS is a software system that allows data to be mapped at various geographic levels. To the right are interactive internet based mapping tools. B.C. also supports more advanced desktop mapping tools such as ArcGIS. Boston College supports the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in teaching, research and administrative projects.
To learn more about GIS software and services go:

Finding Spatial Data for Mapping

or Contact Barbara Mento: barbara.mento@bc.edu

Comments (0)

Mapping Health Data

American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
Maps demographic and socio-economic data at state, county and city levels.
Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States 1950-1994
National Cancer Institute World Development Indicators.
Atlas of United States Mortality (CDC)
Covers the years 1988-92 and 18 causes of death.
BRFSS Maps
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System interactive mapping of health risk factors from 2002 to latest survey.
Cancer Mortality Maps & Graph Web Site
National Cancer Institute provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for th
Geographic Information Systems at the CDC
Center for Disease Control mapping tool for data at state level for data back to 1991.
GIS and Public Health
National Center for Health Statistics uses Geographic Information Systems to map health statistics, geocode data, and develop analytic methods. Includes an Atlas of United States Mortality with mortality rates for many causes.
Health, United States
Chartbook from the NCHS indicating Trends in the Health of Americans. This resource includes over 140 trend tables including topics such as fertility, natality and mortality.
Global Health Atlas-WHO
Interactive mapping of health indicators by country.
MassStats
Interactive Maps and Statistical Views of Massachusetts at the City level with data for Public Health. Click on "I" icon to view data.
National Atlas of the United States
Mortality by types of Cancer (1970-94) and West Nile Virus Human Cases. To map health data select People, then select Health.
NationMaster-Mapping Health Data
Map options for country level health data.
StateMaster
State level mapping.
Nursing Home Info
This is a commercial web site that acts as a directory to nursing homes including addresses and mapping tools. Because it is a commercial site it cannot be considered comprehensive but the site will provide a sense of nursing home avail
Assisted Living Info
This is a commercial web site that acts as a directory to assisted living facilities including addresses and mapping tools. Because it is a commercial site it cannot be considered comprehensive but the site will provide a sense of as