California Center for Health Statistics

Description/Mission:

The California Center for Health Statistics (CHS) is a part of the California Department of Public Health.  CHS is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the collection, management, and dissemination of public health and vital statistics data in conjunction with other State agencies, local government agencies, and other customers. The CHS is also responsible for providing technical assistance relating to vital statistics data to users within DHS and external to DHS (local government, academia, researchers, the general public, etc.), and to actively promote and disseminate information relevant to the health of the public and to aid decision makers in setting policies, managing problems and identifying emerging health trends. The CHS is composed of the Office of Vital Records (OVR), the Office of Health Information and Research (OHIR), the Administration Support Section, and the Information Technology Services Section (ITSS).

 At this site you can:

  • Access a variety of data and services available from California birth, death, fetal death, still birth, marriage and divorce records.

 

Website: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CHS/Pages/CHS.aspx

Categories: Public Health, Government (California)