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A private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system. The state scorecard series provides state level data from the Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performing Health System.
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/statescorecard/

A conservative, American think tank located in Washington, D.C "whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense."
http://www.heritage.org/

"The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S." To find information and data on health care at the state level go to the State Health Facts page.
http://www.kff.org/

Search in the box or select "Health Policy" or "Medicine & Society" from the "Specialties & Topics" list.

Find polling data from the Pew Charitable Trusts on a range of public policies and civic issues.

"RWJF focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. The Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change." http://www.rwjf.org

Replaces American FactFinder. U.S. Census data portal on population and housing, including aging, disability, education, employment, poverty, language, race, and ethnicity.

Social, demographic, and economic data about the U.S. population.
https://www.census.gov

HCUP is a groups of health care databases collected by a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The new "Infographics" tool illustrates information using a more graphics display

State level statistics on a variety of health related topics.