Psy-835_Social Determinants of Mental Health: Government Sites

USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal.

Official website for U.S. federal legislative information

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multi-year process that reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.

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News source published by University of Illinois about issues occurring in Illinois.

Clearinghouse of various data sets in a standard format. Development of this portal is aimed at increasing access to public data or the data used in the operations of government, and making it accessible to the citizens of Illinois.

City of Chicago's open data portal lets you find city data, facts about your neighborhood. You can create maps & graphs about the city and freely download the data for your own analysis.

The Chicago Health Atlas is a website for displaying aggregate health-related information on a map so that people can see the prevalence of specific health conditions in their area. It includes stats related to public health in Chicago (obtained from Chicago's open data portal), anonymized clinical diagnosis info (provided by CHITREC), and data about clinics, programs, and other resources (provided by Purple Binder, a Chicago-based company providing a directory of social services providers)

Created in 2005, CMAP is the official regional planning organization for the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. To address anticipated population growth of more than 2 million new residents, GO TO 2040 establishes coordinated strategies that help the region's 284 communities address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.