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World Bank Data and Maps provides Data Profiles, national statistics, queries on health indicators, and maps.

Absolutely fantastic mapping tool with free and subscriber options. GWU students - you have access to the professional license by going through Gelman Library > Databases > Policy Mapper. PolicyMap offers easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US. From the classroom to the boardroom, thousands of organizations trust PolicyMap to find the right data for their research, market studies, business planning, site selection, grant applications and impact analysis.

Paid mapping program (academic discounts available) that focuses on tools to tell stories with data. View examples of a variety of topics for free. Note - GWU students - you have free access via Gelman > Databases > Social Explorer. Description: Gain deep insights into any location of interest through thousands of data variables and stunning visualizations. Reinforce your decisions with Social Explorer's reliable data mapping capabilities. Alternate program is Policy Mapper

Cancer Mortality Maps from the National Cancer Institute depicts the distribution of cancers across populations and states.

Maps in a VERY visual way global indicators of infectious disease, wealth, nutritional deficiency burden, labor strikes, public health spending, nurses working, religion, fuel used, etc.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps called cartograms, where territories are resized on each map according to the subject of interest. Covers a variety of topics including health, climate, and politics. Good place for exploratory analysis

Environmental Protection Agency EnviroFacts Data Warehouse provides maps, factual data, and links of environmental hazards at a community level.

This website offers Federally-developed interactive tools and other resources to help community organizations and partnerships in your efforts to support youth. Included are tools and resources to help you form effective partnerships, assess community assets, understand risk factors and protective factors, generate maps of local and Federal resources, and search for evidence-based youth programs.

Site where you can plot locations and save as an image. Nice for presentations where you would like to quickly present the geographic distribution of sites.

Tutorials to use UDS Mapper. The UDS Mapper is designed to help inform users about the current geographic extent of U.S. federal (Section 330) Health Center Program (HCP) awardees and look-alikes, and was largely designed upon algorithms and reporting methods developed by John Snow, Inc. for BPHC-requested service area analyses. The information available in the UDS Mapper includes estimates of the collective service area of these health centers by ZCTA, including the ratio of HCP awardee and look-alike patients reported in the Uniform Data System (UDS) to the target population, the change in the number of those reported patients over time, and an estimate of those in the target population that remain unserved by HCP awardees and look-alikes reporting data to the UDS (but may be served by other providers). Due to data limitations, this tool is meant to be only one of many important resources available for exploring the extent of health centers. To inform additional exploration, users can also map U.S. Census data and see the locations of all HCP awardees and look-alikes and their service delivery sites, locations of other federally-linked providers (NHSC Sites, Rural Health Clinics, Tribal Organization Facilities, etc.), and shortage areas such as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/Ps).

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and Does it does not give you the option to pull data yourself, ARC produces a variety of research reports, chartbooks, and evaluations where you can pull county level data. Includes static maps. ARC consists of 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across the Appalachian Region. ARC's mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia to help the Region achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation.

National Library of Medicine's Environmental Web Site contains numerous fact sheets and databases concerning hazardous chemicals.

Traces disease outbreaks at the global, national, and local levels.

Provides primary source data on global development, gender, statistics, and demographics. Can compare countries to one another.

Data visualization of state level data on incarceration and other criminal justice statistics. Pulls from primary source data - U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics data. Provides high level and detailed data. Excellent place to access data that is often difficult to find. Great starting point.

Fantastic source the provides federal primary source data in a user friendly format, including comparisons to county, state, and national level data. Free to use, and designed for public health professionals. Be sure to check out "trend data" and download the reports for your reference. Description "Many factors influence how well and how long we live, from our access to affordable housing or well-paying jobs to opportunities for a good education for our kids. The County Health Rankings model shows us how these factors work together and illustrates where we can take action to improve health and eliminate unjust barriers to opportunity."