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Community Health Information
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) provides a majority of health statistics for Michigan and its counties, local public health departments and cities. For local numbers, rates and other figures regarding:
Please visit the MDCH website.
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Communicable Disease Data
Michigan Law requires physicians, hospitals, and laboratories to report certain communicable diseases to the local public health department.
Summarizes the number of cases of required reportable diseases by quarter for the current calendar year
Displays number of cases of required reportable diseases by year from 1998 until present; also includes number of reported animal bites
Flu-like Illness numbers are taken from weekly reports of school absenteeism submitted by all public and private schools in Muskegon County at the end of each school week. These reports are based on symptoms provided by parents who are calling-in to report their child absent from school due to illness. Flu-like illness symptoms include fever (usually high), headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and muscle aches.
Confirmed flu cases are taken from reports submitted by laboratories or physicians. These cases have undergone testing which confirmed the presence of a flu virus.
Local Health Reports
Public Health - Muskegon County publishes and contributes to public health reports addressing local priority health concerns. These reports also contain local heath statistics.
Compares the overall health of Muskegon and surrounding counties
Lists data regarding maternal and infant characteristics, infant deaths, invasive cancer, leading causes of death, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS. Also included Census data.
Analyses of aggregate
data from the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY). Provides student results on health behaviors including substance use, violence, physical activity,
nutrition, sexual behavior, and emotional health in grades 7, 9, and 11. Also measures risk and
protective factors most predictive of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and violence.
Provides information on population, culture, socioeconomic status, health, and environment for Muskegon County.
Published by the Michigan League for Human Services’ Kids Count in Michigan project, this report looks at eight maternal and infant health measures. It also provides an overall ranking for 81 of the 83 counties. Muskegon County ranks 70th.
Contains trend data on preventable hospitalizations related to congestive heart failure, bacterial pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, kidney/urinary infections, dehydration, diabetes, cellulitis, and convulsions.
Gives region-specific and local health department-specific prevalence rates of health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and chronic conditions. Includes data on health status, perceived physical and mental health, disability, weight status, health care coverage and access, physical activity, nutrition, cigarette and alcohol use, hypertension, asthma, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and more.
Highlights the results of a comprehensive review of fetal and infant mortality cases that occurred in Muskegon County from 2006 through 2009, the major contributing factors, and proposed actions for reducing fetal and infant deaths.
- 2008 Muskegon County Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Community Coordinating Council)
Includes data on unintentional and intentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, physical activity, and weight.
Compares black and white demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, behavior risk factors and leading causes of death.
Includes data by race, gender and age as well as data on risk factors associated with stroke.
Additional Health Data Sources
Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY)
2012 Zoonotic and Vector-borne Disease Surveillance Report (MDCH)
Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2012
2010 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Annual Report (MDCH)
County Health Rankings
SNAPS: Local-Level Community Profile Information
MI Center for Educational Performance & Education
US Census Bureau
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