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CDC WONDER from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allows users to search datasets of vital statistics and health data for cancer, birth, mortality, and more by region and nation. It includes Healthy People 2010 objectives and data.

Beginning with CDC frameworks and assessments is a best practice for new and established public health professionals. Then shift to other needs assessments if they are a better fit. Rapid community assessment (RCA) is a process for quickly collecting community insights about a public health issue in order to inform program design. The assessment involves reviewing existing data and conducting community-based interviews, listening sessions, observations, social listening, and surveys. On this page, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares an assessment guide and tools for those who wish to better understand their community's needs regarding COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake among adults, adolescents, and children.

CDC Health-Related Quality of Life Measures surveys people about their general, physical, mental health to ascertain a quality of life indicator.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, produced by the CDC with input from states, tracks health behaviors at the state level over time, such as attitudes to smoking, utilization of mammography and other screenings, and behaviors relating to nutrition and sex. Youth survey also available.

US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) provides data sets on national health and social indicators, including US Health People 2010, youth and adolescent health and behavior, and much more.