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Environmental Public Health Tracking: Data Updates

Video series explains how to access environmental health data

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Minnesota Public Health Data Access portal?is an online data resource 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.

See the video series that:

  1. Provides a summary?about the portal
  2. Explains?how?to use and overall navigation
  3. Demonstrates?how to navigate the website
  4. Shows?how to navigate within a topic
  5. Shows how to navigate to data?by location
  6. Shows how to get help

More Data Updates

Cold-related illness?

Cold-related illness has been updated in a new, more interactive format.?

Exposure to cold temperatures, winter weather conditions, or cold water can have negative impacts on your health.?While these health problems are most likely at very cold temperatures, they can occur even at cool temperatures (above 40?F) if a person becomes cold from wind, rain, sweat, or cold water.? Learn more?Cold-related Illness.


Heat-related illness?

Heat events?- prolonged periods of hot weather - cause more deaths than any other natural disaster.?Heat-related illness?encompasses many health problems such as: dehydration, heat stress, heat exhaustion.?Heat also can worsen existing chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and/or respiratory conditions. Learn more about heat-related illness.


Oral Health - National Survey of Children's Health

The National Survey of Children?s Health is a survey of parent(s)/guardian(s) with non-institutionalized children under age 18.?From these data, the MDH Oral Health Program analyzed the prevalence of children?s oral health problems by sex, age group, race and ethnicity and special health care needs of the child. Learn more?Minnesota children's dental visits.

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.

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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