Minnesota County-level Indicators for Community Health Assessment
Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Updated 3/4/14
Introduction
The County-level Indicators for Community Health Assessment is a listing of measures across multiple public health categories and from various data sources.
Links to these indicators have been gathered together in this document to assist Minnesota’s local health departments (LHD) and community health boards
(CHB) in their community health assessment and community health improvement planning processes. However, LHD/CHBs are not required to use these specific
measures, nor are these measures intended to represent the only indicators that LHD/CHB might want or need to examine to do a thorough community
health assessment and plan. They should be considered as “first round” data sources, potentially leading to second, third, and even more rounds of data collection
and analysis on specific issues on an “as needed basis.” Through this process, the LHD/CHB will not only identify but better understand community health issues
and develop an effective community health improvement plan.
“Round One” Data Gathering and Analysis
According to the national standards for local health departments (PHAB Standard 1.1.2 T/L), a community health assessment must include descriptions of
community demographics, health issues, and contributing causes of community health issues, based on an analysis of community health data. This document
directs local health departments to initial sets of county level data from five main data sources:
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Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT)
Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY)
Minnesota Vital Statistics State, County and Community Health Board Trends (VS Trends)
Minnesota Public Health Data Access System (MPHDA)
Local Surveys
There are six tables in this document: one for each of the five main data sources mentioned above and one additional table containing the remaining six
indicators that are from other data sources. At the beginning of each section, there is a link to the data source and a short description of the data source.
Each table describes the indicators, provides the original source of the data, and indicates where the data are located within the main data source. In
addition, the tables specify in which theme of The Health of Minnesota: 2012 Statewide Health Assessment (SHA) the indicator may fit. The SHA themes are:
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People and Place
Opportunity for Health
Healthy Living
Chronic Disease and Conditions
Infectious Disease
Injury and Violence
Example: The first table contains all the indicators found in the Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT). The first indicator in this table is “Population by
age and sex” (Column 1). These data are originally from the Census (Column 2) and can be found in the MCHT Demographic Table 1 (Column 3). This
indicator would fit in the SHA theme “People and Place” (Column 4).
The list of indicators is also available in a separate document that is sorted by Statewide Health Assessment theme. It contains the exact same information
but is sorted differently. This document is located on the Minnesota County-level Indicators for Community Health Assessment website.
Round Two (and more) Data Gathering and Analysis
A wealth of additional data is available throughout the MDH website in virtually every program area, for conducting second, third and more “rounds” of
data gathering and analysis to take a more in-depth look at specific issues. Each LHD/CHB should check the MDH website and feel free to contact MDH
programs as desired for more information. The MDH public health nurse consultants can help LHD/CHBs make these connections; technical assistance with
data is also available from MDH Center for Health Statistics staff Kim Edelman (kim.edelman@state.mn.us) and Ann Kinney (ann.kinney@state.mn.us).
Data Source
Page Number
Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY) ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Minnesota Vital Statistics State, County and Community Health Board Trends (VS Trends) ........................................................................................... 9
Minnesota Public Health Data Access System (MPHDA) ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
Local Surveys ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Remaining indicators ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT)
Minnesota County Health Tables are a compilation of public health data for Minnesota and its 87 counties.
Link to Data: MCHT
Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within MCHT
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Population by age and sex
Census
Demographics Table 1
People and Place
Number of females aged 15-44
Census
Demographics Table 3
People and Place
Number and percent of children under age 5
Census
Demographics Table 3
People and Place
Number and percent of children aged 0-19
Census
Demographics Table 3
People and Place
Number of prekindergarten – 12th grade students
by race/ethnicity
MDE
Demographics Table 9
People and Place
Number and percent of people aged 65 years
older
Census
Demographics Table 4
People and Place
Year House Built
Census 5 year
ACS
Demographics Table 12,
2012 MCHT
Opportunity for Health
Percent of households in which the resident is 65 and
over and living alone
Census
Demographics Table 4,
MCHT 2011
People and
Place/Opportunity for
Health
Census
Demographics Table 6
Opportunity for Health
Census 5 yr
ACS
Demographics Table 6
Opportunity for Health
Percent of population aged 25 years and older with
less than or equal to high school education or
equivalent (e.g. GED)
Percent of people of all ages living at or below
200% of poverty
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within MCHT
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Percent of housing occupied by owner
Census 5 yr
ACS
Demographics Table 6
Opportunity for Health
Percent of children under 18 living in single parentheaded households
Census 5 yr
ACS
Demographics Table 6
Opportunity for Health
Census
Demographics Table 4,
MCHT 2011
Opportunity for
Health/People and Place
MN DPS
Morbidity Table 5
Opportunity for Health
MN DHS
Demographics Table 11
Opportunity for
Health/Healthy Living
Percent of households in which the resident is 65 and
over and living alone
Number of children under 18 years arrested for
violent crimes (Part 1) per 1,000 population 10 - 17
years old
Rate of children in out of home care per 1,000
(aged 0-17)
Carbon monoxide poisoning (hospitalizations and ED
visits age adjusted rates per 100,000)
MNHDD
Percent of birth cohort tested with elevated blood
lead levels
MDH Lead
Percent of children age 24-35 months up to date
with immunizations (vaccine series)
MDH MIIC
Percent of adults who reported 30+ minutes of
moderate physical activity on five or more days per
week
Local Surveys
Percent of WIC children under aged 2-5 years who
are obese according to BMI
MDH WIC
Percent of adults who are obese according to BMI
Local Surveys
MPHDA – CO Poisoning or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 15
MPHDA – Blood Lead or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 14
Morbidity Table 2
Morbidity Table 12, MCHT
2012 (use the MCHT only
if local survey data are
NOT available)
Morbidity Table 13a,
MCHT 2012
Morbidity Table 12, MCHT
2012 (use the MCHT only
if local survey data are
NOT available)
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Opportunity for Health
Opportunity for Health
Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within MCHT
Morbidity Table 12, MCHT
2012 (use the MCHT only
if local survey data are
NOT available)
MPHDA-COPD or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 11
MPHDA - Asthma or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 9
MPHDA - Cancer or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 7
MPHDA - Cancer or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 6
MPHDA - Heart Attacks or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity
Table 10
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Diabetes prevalence
Local Surveys
COPD hospitalizations (age adjusted rate per
10,000)
MNHDD
Asthma hospitalizations (age adjusted rate per
10,000)
MNHDD
Breast cancer incidence (age adjusted rate per
100,000)
MDH MCSS
Cancer incidence per (all cancer types combined,
age adjusted per 100,000)
MDH MCSS
Heart attack hospitalizations (age adjusted rate per
10,000)
MNHDD
Number of tuberculosis cases*
MDH IDEPC
Morbidity Table 4
Infectious Disease
Vector borne diseases (e.g. Lyme disease, West Nile
virus)*
MDH IDEPC
Morbidity Table 4
Infectious Disease
Premature Death Rate per 100,000 Age Adjusted
(e.g. due to injury or violence)
MDH MCHS
Mortality Table 5, MCHT
2012
Injury and Violence
Percent of motor vehicle injuries and deaths that are
related to alcohol
MN DPS
Injury Table 5, MCHT 2012
Injury and Violence
Rate of children maltreatment per 1,000 children
aged 0-17
MN DHS
Demographics Table 10
Injury and Violence
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT)
Indicator
Original
Source
Suicide deaths
MDH MCHS
Percent currently uninsured (under age 65)
Census SAHIE
Location within MCHT
Mortality Tables 4 and 5,
MCHT 2012
Morbidity Table 17,
MCHT 2012
or MPHDA – Health
Insurance
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Injury and Violence
Opportunity for Health
*It is recommended that you contact your field services epidemiologist to review additional data related to STI, infectious diseases and
vector borne diseases. Contact information on these MDH staff can be found at MDH Field Services Epidemiologists
Acronyms
Census 5 yr ACS - Census 2005-2009 American Community Survey Results
MDE - Minnesota Department of Education Data Center
MDH IDEPC - Minnesota Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control
MDH MCHS - Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics
MDH MIIC - Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Immunization Information Connection
MDH ORHPC - Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
MDH WIC - Minnesota Department of Health, Women, Infants and Children
MN DHS - Minnesota Department of Human Services
MN DPS - Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Census SAHIE – Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
MDH Lead - Minnesota Department of Health, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
MDH MCSS - Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System
MNHDD - Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data maintained by the Minnesota Hospital Association
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY)
The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) has been administered every three years to 6th, 9th, and 12th grade students in regular public
elementary and secondary schools, charter schools, and tribal schools since 1989. The MSS includes questions about a wide variety of
youth behaviors, including risk behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use, violence and sexual activity, as well as
positive behaviors and connection to family, school and community.
The results found in this document are single year results that are also found in the state and county standard MSS tables. This document
differs from the report Minnesota Student Survey 1992-2010 Trends. The statewide results found in the Trends report include only those
school districts that participated in each of the last seven administrations of the survey. While this data restriction is useful at the state
level when examining results over time, restricting results at the county level to consistently participating schools districts results in too
much missing data. Because this restriction is not in place, users of the Single Year Results document should be aware that apparent
changes over time at may be at least partly due to the differing participation of school districts between survey years. Users are
urged to review the list of participating school districts by year found at the end of each county’s report to determine if district
participation has changed over time in that county.
Link to Data: MSS SY
Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY)
Indicator
Original
Source
Percent of 9th graders who have changed schools at
least once since the beginning of the school year
MSS
Percent of 9th graders who skipped school one or
more days in the last 30 days due to feeling unsafe
at or on the way to school
Percent of 9th graders who report that a student
kicked, bit, or hit them on school property in the last
12 months
Percent of 9th graders who report that they have hit
or beat up another person one or more times in the
last 12 months
MSS
MSS
MSS
Location within MSS SY
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Section 2: Violent and Anti-Social
Behavior
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Opportunity for Health
Opportunity for Health
Opportunity for Health
Opportunity for Health
Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within MSS SY
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Percent of 9th and 12th graders who participate in
religious activities one or more times per week
MSS
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who ate five or more servings
of fruit, fruit juice, or and vegetables yesterday
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who drank three or more
glasses of pop or soda yesterday
Percent of 9th graders who were physically active
for 30 minutes or more on at least five of the last
seven days
Percent of 9th graders who engaged in strenuous
exercise for at least 20 minutes on at least three of
the last seven days
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Percent of 9th graders who spend six or more hours
per week watching TV, DVDs or videos
MSS
Percent of 9th graders who engaged in binge
drinking in the last two weeks
MSS
Percent of 9th graders who used alcohol one or
more times in the last 12 months
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who used alcohol one or
more times in the 30 days
Percent of 9th and 12th graders who drove a motor
vehicle after using alcohol or drugs one or more
times in the last 12 months
Percent of 9th graders who rarely or often ride with
friends after those friends have been using alcohol
or drugs
Percent of 9th graders who smoked cigarettes
during the last 30 days
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within MSS SY
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Percent of 9th graders who used chewing tobacco,
snuff, or dip during the last 30 days
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who used marijuana one or
more times in the last 12 months
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who used marijuana one or
more times in the last 30 days
MSS
Section 6: Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th and 12th graders who have ever had
sexual intercourse
MSS
Section 9: Sexual Behavior
Healthy Living
Among sexually active students: percent reporting
always using a condom
MSS
Section 9: Sexual Behavior
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 4: Mental Health
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 8: Families and Social
Connections
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 4: Mental Health
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who report always wearing a
seatbelt when riding in a car
Percent of 9th graders who have felt nervous,
worried, or upset all or most of the time during the
last 30 days
Percent of 9th graders who feel that people care
about them very much or quite a bit (parents, other
adult relatives, teacher/other adults, religious or
spiritual leaders, other adults in the community,
friends)
Percent of 9th graders who felt sad all or most of
the time in the last month
Percent of 9th graders who report that a
student/students have made fun of or teased them in
the last 30 days
Percent of 9th graders who report that a student
pushed, shoved, or grabbed them on school property
in the last 12 months
MSS
MSS
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Minnesota Student Survey Selected Single Year Results (MSS SY)
Original
Source
Location within MSS SY
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
MSS
Section 1: Academics, School
Connectedness, School Safety and
Time Use
Healthy Living
MSS
Section 4: Mental Health
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who tried to kill themselves in
the last year
MSS
Section 4: Mental Health
Healthy Living
Percent of 9th graders who are overweight but not
obese according to BMI
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
MSS
Section 7: Other Health Behaviors
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
MSS
Section 3: Experiencing Violence
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Indicator
Percent of 9th graders who report that they have
made fun of or teased another student in the last 30
days
Percent of 9th graders who had suicidal thoughts in
last year
Percent of 9th graders who are obese according to
BMI
Percent of 9th graders who report that someone
they were going out with has ever hit, hurt,
threatened or forced them to have sex
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Minnesota Vital Statistics State, County and Community Health Board Trends (VS Trends)
The Minnesota Vital Statistics State and County Trend Report contains demographic, natality and mortality on four blocks of 5-year
trends for Minnesota, its 87 counties and Community Health Boards. This report provides information on several indicators including
poverty, school drop outs, low birth weight, prenatal care, and selected causes of death.
Link to Data: VS Trends
Vital Statistics State and County Trends (VS Trends)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within VS Trends
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Total population
Census
Demographic Section
People and Place
Number of births
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
People and Place
Birth rate
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
People and Place
School enrollment for prekindergarten – 12th grade
Census
Education Section
People and Place
Child (under 15 years) dependency ratio (per 100
population 15-64)
Census
Demographic Section
People and Place
Number of households
Census
Demographic Section
People and Place
Number of deaths
MDH MCHS
Mortality Section
People and Place
Total population by race and ethnicity
Census
Demographic Section
People and Place
Percent of prekindergarten – 12th grade students
with limited English proficiency
MDE
Education Section
People and Place
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Vital Statistics State and County Trends (VS Trends)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within VS Trends
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Elderly (65+ years) dependency ratio (per 100
population 15-64)
Census
Demographic Section
People and Place
Four year high school graduation rate
MDE
Education Section
Opportunity for Health
High school dropout rate
MDE
Education Section
Opportunity for Health
Percent of prekindergarten – 12th grade students
receiving special education
MDE
Education Section
Opportunity for Health
Unemployed rate - annual average
MN DEED
Socioeconomic Section
Opportunity for Health
Total per capita income
Census
Socioeconomic Section
Opportunity for Health
Percent of prekindergarten – 12th grade students
eligible for free and reduced meals
MDE
Education Section
Opportunity for Health
Percent of people under 18 years living in poverty
Census
Socioeconomic Section
Opportunity for Health
Percent of all ages living in poverty
Census
Socioeconomic Section
Opportunity for Health
Percent of births to unmarried mothers
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Opportunity for Health
Percent of mothers who initiated prenatal care in the
1st trimester
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Opportunity for
Health/Healthy Living
Birth rate per 1,000 population
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Number of births
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Vital Statistics State and County Trends (VS Trends)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within VS Trends
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Percent of births by race/ethnicity of mother
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Percent of mothers who smoked during pregnancy
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Percent of births to unmarried mothers
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Percent of mothers who initiated prenatal care in the
1st trimester
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy
Living/Opportunity for
Health
Percent of births that were born premature, less than
37 weeks gestation (singleton births)
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Percent of birth born low birth weight, less than
2,500 grams (singleton births)
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Number of infant deaths
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Teen birth rate per 1,000 females aged 15-19
years
MDH MCHS
Natality Section
Healthy Living
Leading causes of death - age adjusted rates per
100,000 (e.g. cancer, heart disease, stroke)
MDH MCHS
Mortality Section
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Unintentional injury death - age adjusted rate per
100,000
MDH MCHS
Mortality
Injury and Violence
Acronyms
MDE - Minnesota Department of Education Data Center
MDH MCHS - Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics
MN DEED - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Minnesota Public Health Data Access System (MPHDA)
The Minnesota Public Health Data Access (MPHDA) website is an electronic gateway to Minnesota health and environment data. This
web-based information system provides a "one stop shop" for data about health, the environment, and other risk factors. MNPH Data
Access can be used to gather information about health and environment trends over time, and to conduct queries of state and countylevel data in Minnesota about diseases and conditions, such as asthma, cancer and heart attacks.
Link to Data: MPHDA
Minnesota Public Health Data Access (MPHDA)
Indicator
Original
Source
Location within MPHDA
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme
Name
Carbon monoxide poisoning (hospitalizations and ED
visits age adjusted rates per 100,000)
MNHDD
MPHDA – CO Poisoning or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 15
Opportunity for Health
Percent of birth cohort tested with elevated blood
lead levels
MDH Lead
MPHDA – Blood Lead or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 14
Opportunity for Health
COPD hospitalizations (age adjusted rate per
10,000)
MNHDD
MPHDA-COPD or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 11
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Asthma hospitalizations (age adjusted rate per
10,000)
MNHDD
MPHDA - Asthma or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 9
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Breast cancer incidence (age adjusted rate per
100,000)
MDH MCSS
MPHDA - Cancer or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 7
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Cancer incidence per (all cancer types combined,
age adjusted per 100,000)
MDH MCSS
MPHDA - Cancer or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 6
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Heart attack hospitalizations (age adjusted rate per
10,000)
MNHDD
MPHDA - Heart Attacks or
MCHT 2012 Morbidity Table 10
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Acronyms
MDH Lead - Minnesota Department of Health, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
MDH MCSS - Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System
MNHDD - Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data maintained by the Minnesota Hospital Association
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Local Surveys
Some Minnesota Counties have conducted local surveys that may provide data for these indicators. Listed below the table are the local surveys
that were most recently conducted along with the counties for which results are available.
Link to Data: Local Surveys
Local Surveys
Indicator
Original Source
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme Name
Percent of adults who consumed five or more servings of fruits and vegetables
per yesterday
Local Surveys
Healthy Living
Percent of adults who are binge drinkers
Percent of adults who are current smokers
Local Surveys or
2012 MCHT Table
Morbidity Table 18
Local Surveys or
2012 MCHT Table
Morbidity Table 18
Healthy Living
Healthy Living
Exposure to second hand smoke
Local Surveys
Healthy Living
Colorectal cancer screening
Local Surveys
Healthy Living
Breast cancer screening
Local Surveys
Healthy Living
Percent of adults who are overweight according to BMI
Local Surveys or
2012 MCHT Table
Morbidity Table 18
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Heart disease prevalence
Local Surveys
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Stroke prevalence
Local Surveys
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Local Surveys – These three indicators are also available in the Minnesota County Health Tables (MCHT), use the MCHT only if
local survey data are NOT available.
Indicator
Percent of adults who reported 30+ minutes of moderate physical activity on five
or more days per week
Percent of adults who are obese according to BMI
Diabetes prevalence
Original Source
Local Surveys or
MCHT 2012
Morbidity Table 12
Local Surveys or
MCHT 2012
Morbidity Table 18
Local Surveys or
MCHT 2012
Morbidity Table 12
Statewide Health
Assessment Theme Name
Healthy Living
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Chronic Diseases and
Conditions
Local Survey Websites
Bridge to Health 2005 and 2010
Results for Aitkin County, Carlton County, Cook County, City of Duluth, Itasca County, Koochiching County, Lake County, Pine County, St. Louis County,
St. Louis County without Duluth
Southwest South Central Adult Health Survey 2010
Results for Big Stone County, Blue Earth County, Brown County, Chippewa County ,Cottonwood County ,Jackson County, Kandiyohi County, Lac qui
Parle County, Le Sueur County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Murray County, Nicollet County, Pipestone County, Redwood County, Renville County,
Swift County, Waseca County, Yellow Medicine County
Metro Adult Health Survey 2010
Results for Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County
Survey of the Health of All the Population and the Environment (SHAPE) 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
Results for Hennepin County
For Other Counties: 2010 MCHT, Morbidity and Utilization Tables 18 and 19
If your county is not listed, you can go to the MCHT website listed above for synthetic estimates of selected risk behaviors. Note that synthetic
estimates are statewide estimates (percentages) from the BRFSS that are statistically adjusted using the age and sex distributions for each county.
These estimates indicate the percentage of adults at risk for a particular health behavioral risk factor in a county given 1) the statewide percentage
for that behavior and 2) that county’s age and sex composition. These estimates do not indicate the percentage of adults in that county who
actually engage in the risk behavior.
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
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Remaining indicators
Indicator
Original
Source
Arsenic levels in MN
Arsenic MDH
Radon levels by zone (low, moderate, high)
US EPA
Number of physicians per 10,000 population
Number of dentists per 10,000 population
Location within Link
MDH Arsenic
US Environmental
Protection Agency
Arsenic Groundwater
Map
Map is located halfway
down website
MDH ORHPC
Atlas Online
Go to “atlas online, then
Health”
Opportunity for Health
MDH ORHPC
Atlas Online
Go to “atlas online, then
Health”
Opportunity for Health
Acronyms
MDH Arsenic - Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management
MDH ORHPC - Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
US EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency
County-level Indicators Sorted by Link to Data
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Updated November 2013
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Statewide Health
Assessment Section
Name
Link to Data
People and Place
People and Place
The Minnesota Center for Health Statistics collects, analyzes and
disseminates data on the health of Minnesotans to help develop public
health policies and programs.
For more information, contact the Center for Health Statistics at (651) 2013504 or healthstats@state.mn.us. This issue, as well as other Center for
Health Statistics publications, can be found on our website:
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs
Minnesota Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882