This guide includes a variety of statewide health surveys as well as other Kentucky-specific surveillance systems and registries. The information provided on each data source includes the types of data collected as well as the strengths and limitations of each data source. Contact information is provided for every source and most contain web links for easy access to available data.
The Public Health Data Resource Guide is a valuable resource for conducting public health research, monitoring public health goals or objectives, evaluating initiatives or exploring Kentucky-related data sources.
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Central Nervous System Injury Surveillance Project
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program's Data Systems
Child Fatality Review (CFR)
Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES)
Environmental Health Management Information System (EHMIS)
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
HIV/AIDS Surveillance System
Hospital Inpatient Discharge and Outpatient Services Databases
Influenza Sentinel Surveillance System
Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER)
Kentucky Birth Surveillance Registry (KBSR)
Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR)
Kentucky Incentives for Prevention Student Survey (KIP)
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance
Kentucky Trauma Registry
Kentucky Violent Death Reporting System (KVDRS)
Kentucky Women's Cancer Screening Program
Perinatal Hepatitis B Screening
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Pilot
Reportable Disease Surveillance System
Vital Statistics Surveillance System
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS)
Appendix A - Additional Resources
Appendix B - Glossary
Appendix C - BRFSS Data Set Request Form
Appendix D - BRFSS Data Request Form
Appendix E - HIV/AIDS Data Request Form
Appendix F - PRAMS Data Request Form
Appendix G - Agreement for Use of Kentucky Health Claims Data
Kentucky Public Health Data Resource Guide 2005
Kentucky Public Health Data Resource Guide 2007