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 now available in a new, more interactive format.
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.
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:
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 about the portal
- Explains how to use and overall navigation
- Demonstrates how to navigate the website
- Shows how to navigate within a topic
- Shows how to navigate to data by location
- Shows how to get help
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