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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, health departments and cities. For local numbers, rates and other figures regarding:
Please visit the MDCH website.
If you are unable to find the data you are looking for, please email us. (Note: When requesting data, please be as specific as possible.)
Communicable Disease Data
Michigan Law requires physicians, hospitals, and laboratories to report certain communicable diseases to the local 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
Local Health Reports
The Muskegon County Health Department publishes public health reports addressing local priority health concerns. These reports also contain local heath statistics.
Provides information on population, culture, socioeconomic status, health, and environment for Muskegon County.
Lists data regarding maternal and infant characteristics, infant deaths, invasive cancer, leading causes of death, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS.
Compares black and white demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, behavior risk factors and leading causes of death.
Includes data on unintentional injuries, violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, suicidal behaviors, dietary behaviors, physical activity, weight, asthma, and diabetes.
Highlights data addressing: community laws and norms favoring drug use, firearms and crime; extreme economic and social deprivation; family management problems; family conflict; academic failure beginning in elementary school; and early initiation of the problem behaviors.
Gives survey results regarding alcohol and tobacco use, perception of physical and mental health, health care coverage, hypertension, cholesterol, arthritis, overweight and obesity, disability, asthma, diabetes, male and female specific health issues, and colorectal cancer screening. Also has data regarding dental insurance coverage, dental health, lead-based house paint, household water supply, environmental pollution, and other public health issues.
Consists of information about the extent and scope
of the juvenile offenders’ criminal behaviors, drug use and drug dealing, teen pregnancy,
sexually transmitted diseases, and characteristics and criminal involvement of gang and
non-gang affiliated youth.
Profiles the demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, health risk behaviors, family disease history, diagnosis, and other variables associated with ESRD among 442 Muskegon County residents.
Additional Data Sources
Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2007
MI Center for Educational Performance & Education
US Census Bureau
CLIKS: Community Level Information on Kids
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