Amid US Government Purge of Public Health Websites and Data, Here’s a List of Non-Governmental Data Alternatives and Archives

Dr. Gordon Schiff , the quality and safety director at the Harvard Medical School , received an email from a colleague informing him that one of his academic papers published on a federal website was taken down.

During one weekend in mid-February , nearly 8,000 US government websites were taken down, reported Ethan Singer of The New York Times .

Schiff encouraged journalists to continue holding public officials accountable.

Congressional District Health Dashboard provides measures of health and its drivers at the Congressional district level.

PEW Research Center conducts public opinion polls, demographic research, content analysis, and other social science research.

National Cancer Database contains clinical and outcomes data from more than 1,500 accredited cancer programs, covering approximately 70% of newly diagnosed cancer cases in the US .

Keep track and make use of health state health department data and websites.

For health data from a neighboring country, check out Health Canada .

Johns Hopkins University has a collection of public health resources.

Naseem S. Miller is the senior editor for health at The Journalist’s Resource .