http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb137.pdf
Reports there were 2.8 million hospital stays in 2009 related to obesity as a principal or secondary diagnosis. Covers characteristics of patients, usage and costs of hospital stays, and procedures performed. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb138.pdf
Reports there were 38,000 hospital stays related to obesity in children during 2009. Also provides information about cost, length of stays, and type of insurance coverage. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/MethadoneOverdoses/index.html
A collection of information about the benefits and dangers of using methadone as a painkiller. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
Reports on access to various types of employee benefits such as health insurance, sick leave, and paid vacations by size of firms, full-time or part-time status of workers, and whether union members. Employees in medium to large size firms had access to more benefits than workers in size firms (fewer than 100 employees). From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_253.pdf
Reports that among adults aged 18-64 about three-quarters had good or very good oral health but that adults with Medicaid were almost five times as likely as adults with private health insurance to have poor oral health. Also covers types of dental problems. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db98.pdf
Reports that 55% of physicians had adopted electronic health record systems. Also provides details on the types of systems adopted, and the benefits derived. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://childstats.gov/pdf/ac2012/ac_12.pdf
Latest statistical update on the children of the U.S. including family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.
From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/iofjs10.pdf
Presents data on recent trends in immigration apprehensions and arrests, processing of immigration cases in federal courts, and correctional supervision of immigration offenders. Also looks at characteristics of immigration violators, country of origin, type of offense, and where apprehended. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics