Texas Center for Health Statistics
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Texas Department of State Health Services
Price Information
Available free-of-charge
MEDLINE Search Strategy
Keywords
Texas; Epidemiology; Population surveillance; State-level data; County-level data; Vital Statistics; Public Health;
Data Format
Data is available in a variety of formats; web-based tables; down-loadable data; maps; PDFs.
Geographic Region
Texas
Media
Web-based.
Population
Residents and facilities of Texas
Population Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino
Purpose
The Center for Health Statistics is the source for timely, accurate and useful health information in Texas. We do this by: coordinating, integrating, and providing access; adopting standards for collection and dissemination; providing guidance and education; and conducting analysis and interpretation, while protecting the privacy of the citizens of Texas.
Record Originator
Sheps Center, UNC-CH
Unit of Analysis
Individual; facility; county
Variables
Population Data; Texas Health Facts; Vital Statistics Publications and Reports; Hospital Reporting; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Community Health Information; Health Professions Resource Center; Spatial Approaches to Health Outcomes (GIS)
Years of Availability
Generally current data; varies with data
UI
1540
Date Revised
Dec. 13, 2018, 3:38 p.m.