March 2-9 is Open Data Week. There are a number of definitions of “open data” – one of which is: data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone – subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike. A more detailed definition is available at the Open Data Handbook.

Here are just a few of the many open data resources available for health information:

New York City: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/data/
New York State: https://data.ny.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency: https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/main/home.page
United States Census: https://www.census.gov/about/policies/open-gov/open-data.html
Health Resources and Services Administration : https://healthdata.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html