Nursing Resources
Data Resources
Community Portal
Available for the five boroughs of New York . Includes information on community districts
鈥� income, population, and statistics.
Green Book of New York City Agencies
Provides phone numbers and addresses for NYC agencies. Community Boards, Police precincts,
school districts and other city planning and service agencies are listed
The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn
Ref F 129 B7 N44
Each chapter portrays the historical, cultural, and social characteristics of a Brooklyn
neighborhood.
- contains census information, community health surveys, vital statistics and health surveillance data
Health and Social Issues
An easy-to-browse link list called "Express Links to Surveys and Data Collection Systems"
appears on the opening page. Links lead to information such as descriptions of recent
health surveys and data collections on vital statistics. Developed by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
- contains census information, community health surveys, vital statistics and health surveillance data
Information on elected officials, borough presidents, health services, sanitation,
housing, education, vital records. Also discover your community health profiles
Lists by County
Centers for Disease Control publication
Search this site for New York State information, vital records, diseases and conditions,
statistics, community health, licenses and certification
The latest 鈥� New York city community health atlas鈥� and other publications available.
Search by publications or type 鈥榓tlas鈥� in the search box. Also provides information
to New York 鈥檚 health care community, through special reports, statistical publications,
newsletters
Provides zoning, community district and neighborhood profiles
(New York State Department of Labor)
Useful for census, business information and economic data
Information on New York City government, business, officials, covers information on
education, health, housing etc.
To locate information for business by keyword, business name, categories, and location
Includes the National Healthcare Disparities Report as well as other Healthcare reports.
Educates, plans and prepares the public for emergency preparedness
Statistics and Demographics
(NYC Department of Youth and Community Development)
Includes the National Healthcare Disparities Report as well as other Healthcare reports.
Search for health information by state or by category. This site maintained by Kaiser
Family Foundation
For occupational data, check the "Surveys & Programs" link; for a quick overview of
statewide employment vs. unemployment figures, check the "Regional Information" link.
Provides FTP links for downloading raw data on Local Area Unemployment Statistics
and Geographical Profiles. Updated by the Department of Labor.
- free access to maternal and infant health data in the U.S. , state, city, and county developed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center
A listing for approximately 70 federal agencies (e.g.: National Center for Health
Statistics) links to information on statistics, data collection, etc. Regional Statistics
are provided, but are arranged by topic (e.g.: Crime, Education, etc.), not by geographical
divisions (state/county/city/census tract). Maintained by the Federal Interagency
Council on Statistical Policy.
Start with the button "Get State Profile!" (select a state); a state map displays;
click on the county to find census-related information specific to that location.
Updates are included; for e.g., under New York State 's profile, you can obtain 1997
Population estimates and yearly County Business Patterns Economic Profiles. Provided
by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistics on major diseases, communicable diseases and vital statistics
Education
- useful site for professional development, nursing education, and career information
- a guide to nursing education and careers
- comprehensive online source of nursing graduate school information in the United States
- promotes career, continuing education, jobs, for RNs. Also deals with International Nursing
Research
- website of the American Nursing Association. Search the 鈥榦nline journal of issues in nursing鈥� for articles
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab
鈥� provides links to nursing research, events, publications etc.
- training and career development programs to prepare individuals with requisite skills to conduct nursing research in an interdisciplinary setting.
- (NCSBN), composed of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for public protection. Comprises boards of nursing in the 50 states and 5 US territories
- an evidence base for nurses and related healthcare professionals involved in delivering, leading or researching nursing care
(SUNY Downstate Licensed resource. User name and password required)
OvidSynthesis Quick Reference Guide - quick guide to using OvidSynthesis
Meta-Sites for Nursing Information
- Hahn School of Nursing & Health Science 鈥� information on Nursing theories, Nursing models, Nursing theory conferences
- Nursing on the Net: resources for nursing professionals on varied topics viz. alternative medicine, continuing education, drug information, evidence based nursing and more
- links to sites for nurses to find out more about PDA 鈥� Personal Digital Assistants - how they work, where to buy them. This site from Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University also lists some of the popular and useful clinical reference sources.
- free newsletters in nursing and daily e-mail alerts on clinical advances in specialty areas. Also includes information on Continuing Education, Patient Handouts etc. available on free registration
Nursing Theories
History
- American Association for the History of Nursing
Grants for Individuals
Listing of nursing organizations that offer grants and scholarships to individuals
- single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies by the US Department of Health and Human Services
(Michigan State University)
(The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science)
(National Science Foundation)