More Information and References for Health Status: Mental Health Past 30 Days
References and Community Resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): [http://www.samhsa.gov/] National Institute of Mental Health: [http://www.nimh.nih.gov/] "Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General": [http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html] More information on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System may be found on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - [http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/]More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:- The Guide to Community Preventive Services
- Health Indicators Warehouse
- County Health Rankings
- Healthy People 2020 Website
Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:
- Health Indicators Warehouse
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- CDC WONDER's DATA2010, the Healthy People 2010 Database.
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.
For an on-line medical dictionary, click on this Dictionary link.