This continuing education course syllabus presents information on the collection of vital and health statistics, lists of agencies or organizations involved in statistical collection and/or dissemination, annotated bibliographies of statistical sources, and guidelines for accessing statistical information. Topics covered include: (1) the reporting system for vital and health statistics (with sample reporting forms provided) and sources of national, international, state, and local health statistics; (2) statistical sources for chronic conditions and special health problems including abortion, accidents, alcoholism, blindness, cancer, diabetes, drug abuse, hypertension, mental health, nutrition, product injury, smoking, and venereal disease; (3) statistics for health care planning and administration including general medical care, health manpower, health facilities and utilization, health care financing, and health education; (4) demographic, socioeconomic, and housing statistics; (5) indexes and abstracts containing sources of statistics and selected journals routinely having statistical articles; (6) acquisitions aids (with addresses provided for obtaining them); (7) a general strategy for accessing statistics; and (8) general bibliographies on or guides to health statistics. A glossary of terms, a core list of the 50 major publications in health statistics, a list of 25 questions intended as classroom exercises, and a suggested course timetable are also provided. (ESR)