When searching for health statistics try using some of the following subject headings:

Searching:
Here are a few Library of Congress Subject Headings to get you started:

• United States–Statistics, Medical

• Population Statistics

• Public Health–United States–Statistics

• Vital Statistics

• Community Health Services

• Health Status Indicators

• Health Surveys–Statistical Methods

Look for the sub-heading “Health and Hygiene” for various populations. For example:

• Aged–Health and Hygiene–United States–Statistics

• Women–Health and Hygiene–United States–Statistics

• Youth–Health and Hygiene–United States–Statistics

Browse: the collections

Resources in Health Related Statistics may be found throughout the library: in the Reference Room, in the General and Oversize Collections, in the Serials/Microforms area and in Government Documents (see Building Guide).

Use the following sections of the Library of Congress Classes for Medicine or Statistics to browse the shelves for books and periodicals. (For a listing of what the initial letters of LC Classes stand for, see the Library of Congress Classification Outline).

• HA — Statistics
• R — Medicine