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Available in print or as a CD-ROM, the Guide was developed for AHRQ by the Oregon Health & Science University, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative.</p> <h2>Background</h2> <p>AHRQ makes data available through the <a href="http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/">Medical Expenditure Panel Survey</a> (MEPS) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) and sponsors the <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/">Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems</a> (CAHPS<sup>®</sup>) surveys at the CAHPS Benchmarking Database.  To some extent, these data sets and tools have been used to document the health and health care of children and to guide national and State-level health policy to improve services for children. Further applications to build knowledge regarding the health status and health care of children and youth are both needed and possible using the child-focused components of these data sets.</p> <h2>Key Messages</h2> <p>The guide describes the following sources of health and health services data on children and adolescents:</p> <ul> <li>Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.</li> <li>Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. <ul> <li>Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).</li> <li>Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID).</li> <li>State Inpatient Databases (SID).</li> </ul> </li> <li>Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.</li> </ul> <p>For each data set, the resource guide presents a summary of the data set, overview of methods, child sample sizes and years for which data are available, answers to frequently asked questions, a summary of available data elements, and additional guidance for accessing and using the data.</p> <h2>Ordering Information</h2> <p>The resource guide is available either as a print document or on CD-ROM. It can be ordered from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse by calling 800-358-9295 or sending an E-mail to <a href="mailto:ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov">ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov</a>. Ask for AHRQ Publication No. 07(08)-0088 (print copy) or AHRQ Publication No. 07(08)-0088-1 (CD-ROM).</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-last-reviewed field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> Page last reviewed <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00">October 2014</span> <br />Page originally created April 2008 </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-ahrq-citation" class="block block-ahrq contextual-links-region first odd"> Internet Citation: Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data. Content last reviewed October 2014. 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