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Environmental Public Health Tracking: Data Updates


 


Recent Environmental Health Data Updates

Asthma

While asthma prevalence in Minnesota has been and continues to be lower than the national average, the health disparities that exist in Minnesota are among the worst in the nation. Low-income groups and communities of color commonly experience higher levels of environmental exposures that widen the asthma disparity gap. *See 2020 asthma in Minnesota data [ [link removed] ] now available in a new, more interactive format.*

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COPD

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases with age. See 2020 data maps of COPD hospitalizations in Minnesota by county and zip code, and charts of prevalence, hospitalizations, and deaths by age and sex. While smoking is the leading cause of COPD, environmental factors can exacerbate COPD. Learn more at Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ [link removed] ].

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Kindergarten immunizations

Childhood vaccines offer life-saving protection from many very serious diseases. The vaccines that protect against whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and chickenpox (varicella) are required for kindergarten enrollment in Minnesota, unless a legal exemption has been obtained.
See maps developed to illustrate vaccine rates by county, school district or school:


* Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP)  [ [link removed] ]
* Measles, mumps and rubella [ [link removed] ] (MMR)
* Chicken pox [ [link removed] ]
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How-To Series: Data portal videos

This online data resource is designed to provide public access to Minnesota environmental public health data, including environmental risk factors, hazards, and chronic diseases impacted by the environment. Information may be presented as interactive charts and figures, maps, custom tables generated using a query tool, or county profiles across a range of environmental health indicators. In many cases, data are available to download.

Watch the Minnesota Public Health Data Access portal video series that:


* Provides a *summary [ [link removed] ] *about the portal
* Explains *how to use and overall navigation* [ [link removed] ]
* Demonstrates *how to navigate the website [ [link removed] ]*
* Shows *how to navigate within a topic* [ [link removed] ]
* Shows how to *navigate to data by location* [ [link removed] ]
* Shows how to *get help* [ [link removed] ]



What can data do for you?

Maps, charts and data queries make it easy to find data in your area and understand important public health issues across Minnesota communities.

Explore the Data Access Portal here [ [link removed] ].

Share your data story

We are collecting examples from people and organizations who have used data and information available on the Minnesota Public Health Data Access portal to help with your research, planning policy development or programs. Please share your story with us. Email Lynn Treadwell at [email protected]




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