BEDHD actively monitors the health status of the community to identify and solve community health problems. In doing so, we use a wide variety of data sources as well as generate our own data via surveys. Contact Anne Barna, Health Analyst for more information on how to use health data to develop plans, programs, or otherwise improve health.
Behavioral Risk
Factor Survey
The Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) is used to track health conditions and risk behaviors that impact health at the local, state, and national level. For example, smoking and obesity rates are available through the BRFS.
2006 Barry-Eaton BRFS Summary Report
2004 Barry-Eaton BRFS Summary Report
To request raw BRFS data
files, or for assistance using BRFS data in the community planning, please
contact Anne
Barna.
Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
CDC
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Michigan
Department of Community Health, Health Statistics and Reports
Health statistics are available for local
health departments and counties through the State of Michigan.
See Vital Statistics, Communicable Diseases, Health Care Statistics,
Birth Defect Statistics, Cancer Statistics, and Population Trends.
Health
Statistics Query Site
Queries may be run by state, county, health
department, or civil division.
Michigan
Profile for Healthy Youth
The MiPHY provides student results on
health risk behaviors including substance use, violence, physical activity,
nutrition, sexual behavior, and emotional health in grades 7, 9, and 11. The
survey also measures risk and protective factors most predictive of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use and violence. Results are available every other year
at the county level.
US
Census Bureau
The United States Census and the American
Community Survey provide a wide variety of demographic and community measures at
multiple geographic levels that assist in community planning.
Separate reports are available by county.
Kids Count in Michigan is part of a broad
national effort to measure the well-being of children at the state and local
levels, and use that information to shape efforts to improve the lives of
children. KIDS COUNT is a project of the Michigan League for Human Services and
Michigan’s Children.
Right
Start
Data is available by county on key maternal
and infant health indicators, obtained from birth certificate records.
CDC
WONDER
This national system is used to query a
wide variety of health statistics at the local level.
Get a spatial overview of a community’s
ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so.
Michigan
Traffic Crash Facts
Detailed
query tool is available to investigate local crashes for a variety of variables,
including alcohol-involved.
