The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched Data.CDC.gov.
This new data repository:
-Provides health data in easily accessible formats, including API
-Works with programs to release data for mobile apps and other innovative tools
-Increases the public’s access to health data
-Allows users to filter and syndicate data
-Provides an interface to create data visualizations, including bar charts, trend lines, and maps
It hosts some of the CDC’s most popular data including:
-Tobacco use prevalence
-Flu vaccination coverage
-Leading causes of death
-Health care access
-Web site traffic