Kaiser State Health Facts: Health Information & Comparisons by State

Kaiser State Health Facts is a website produced by the Henry J. Kaiser foundation to allow readers to find and compare health information on over 500 health topics for all 50 states.

Features

• Select your state from a map

  The reader selects a state, and information is divided into 11 categories. The first state page gives generic information and websites for the state chosen. The left side provides navigation to the topical categories.

Function

• Why is one state healthier than another?

  The website provides one location to see a large and varied amount of information on health and health costs across the United States. The reader can compare information between states and compare a state's performance to the United States overall.

Significance

• Searching online for state health information

  Generally health-cost information can be difficult to find on a state level. This website gives a central location with reasonably current information on a wide variety of topics.

Types

• You can compare states

  Each category shows a number and/or a percentage within each category for the state and the United States overall. You can also click on a "compare" button that will show a table and, usually, a map of the statistics for comparison between states.

Sources

• Find different information from many sources

  The information comes from Kaiser Family Foundation reports and other public and private data.

Warning

• The information can be from different periods of time

  The information presented can be based on different periods of time and it is updated frequently.