Health Data and Statistics

County specific data on everything you could possibly want to know and a lot of stuff you don't want to find out about, including up to date tracking of the most common communicable diseases (yuck, I'd rather not know that stuff is near me), motor vehicle data, birth data, hospitalization data and more.

• Branch County
• Hillsdale County
• St. Joseph County
• Tri-County Data
• All other Michigan counties and state data

State Reports

• Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Tables

  Statewide telephone survey results detailing the prevalence of behaviors, medical conditions, and preventive health practices of Michigan residents 18 years and older.  Part of the national CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
   

  • 2004 Behavioral Risk Factors (35 page report, 1.88KB)
  • 2003 Behavioral Risk Factors (39 page report, 1.84MB)
  • 2002 Behavioral Risk Factors (30 page report, 1.16MB)
  • 2001 Behavioral Risk Factors(32 page report, 1.56MB)
  • 2000 Behavior Risk Factors (19 page report, 195KB)
  • 1999 Behavior Risk Factors(22 page report, 206KB)
     
• Michigan Critical Health Indicators Report  (93 page report 3.19MB)
  25 health indicators tracked over time that measure the health of Michigan residents.  To be used as a baseline to monitor health improvement efforts in the state.
   
• Healthy Michigan 2010
  The Michigan version of Healthy People 2010, a set of national health objectives for the nation to achieve in the 1st decade of the 21st century.  Aimed at assisting states and local health providers in programming to improve health.
  Executive Summary (9 page summary 324KB)
  Healthy Michigan 2010 (145 page report 1.59MB)
   
• Epidemiology of Asthma in Michigan - 2004 (129 page report 2.22MB)
  A comprehensive look at the key finding and recommendations regarding this chronic inflammatory disorder

National Reports

• The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

  The YRBSS monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the U.S.. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include

  • Tobacco use.
  • Unhealthy dietary behaviors.
  • Inadequate physical activity.
  • Alcohol and other drug use.
  • Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection.
  • Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence.

  The YRBSS includes national, state, and local school-based surveys of representative samples of 9th through 12th grade students. These surveys are conducted every two years, usually during the spring semester. The national survey, conducted by CDC, provides data representative of high school students in public and private schools in the United States.  To view information specific to Michigan, please follow the link.