If you have any questions or need help contact me at: monger@wou.edu
I'm also available for in-person or zoom meetings.
Robert Monge - Instruction Librarian
Demographic Data - Big Picture
The following sites with help with finding the overall health and demographic for your state/region.
Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IHME) - Research Analysis Tab / Us Health: Scroll down to US State Territorial to get stat info / use other articles listed if helpful
Country Health Rankings & Roadmaps / Health Data / By Location Select state then scroll down past county data to get an overview of the state.
US Census- American Community Survey / Data Note - The US Government is not making this available during the government shut down.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Economy at a Glance - Regions, States, & Areas at a Glance Select your state or region. Note- past reports are available the but the US Government is not updating reports during the government shutdown.
Finding Specific Data about Topic - Advanced Google Searching
You can add site:.domain to search specific internet domains for additional information.
Example: unhoused population Colorado site:.gov
Common domains:
US Federal, State, Local government = .gov
Non-profit organizations (typically) = .org
US higher education institutions = .edu
Commercial sites = .com
Open to wide variety of businesses and people = .net
You can add site:.domain filetype:PDF to search specific internet domains for additional information published in a PDF (reports, articles, etc...).
Example: unhoused population Colorado site:.org filetype:PDF
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