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About Local Health Data
Most readily available published data about Health at the local level are available from state and federal-level Government agencies. This page describes statistical information from the following:
- Minnesota Dept. of Health
- Health Care Cost Information System
- Child and Adolescent Health
For further information, check the Health guide.
Minnesota Department of Health
The Minnesota Department of Health is a gateway to a huge amount of health data. They provide County Health Tables and County Health Profiles such as their Rice County Profile, linked below.
- County Health TablesMinnesota County health tables.
- Department of Health Data and StatisticsStatistics on cancer, STI, heart disease, immunization reports.
- Alcohol and Other Drugs DataData on alcohol use disorder, alcohol-related motor vehicle incidents, and impaired driving incidents.
Health Care Cost Information System (HCCIS)
The Minnesota Department Health also provides data related to the cost of health care cost through their Health Care Cost Information System and their Health Economics Program.
- Health Care Cost Information SystemThe Health Care Cost Information System provides access to Standard Hospital Reports, which include admissions, patient days and costs for local hospitals as well as Hospital Data, which includes all data submitted by hospitals to the HCCIS.
- Health Economics ProgramThe Health Economics Program provides access to data such as community health benefit of hospitals and hospital patient origin.
Child and Adolescent Health
Information on various aspects of child and adolescent health is available from the Annie E. Casey Foundation through its Kids Count Data Center, which includes data on abuse rates, infant mortality rates, low birth weight, substance use among teenagers, and mental health among children and adolescents.
- Rice County Statistics - Substance Use in MinnesotaAvailable statistics since 1995 on substance use of all kinds pulled from multiple survey sources.
- Minnesota Adolescent Reproductive Health Facts: US Department of Health and Human ServicesData on teen birth rates, pregnancies, and other adolescent sexual health information.
- Kids Count Data Center - Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Search Dakota and Rice Counties for data over time on demographics, public assistance programming, housing, poverty, and disabilities. - Minnesota Department of Health - Data and StatisticsStatistics on diseases and condictions, environmental health, health behaviors and risk factors, health care cost and quality, and health care workforce for the state of Minnesota. As you explore topics, look for the "Explore Data" button, which allows you to narrow by county, year, etc.
- Data Related to Children and Youth with Special Health Needs - MN Dept. of HealthMinnesota data from various sources including the Needs Assessment for Maternal and Child Health block grant, the Minnesota Student Survey, birth defects, newborn and child follow-up data, and autism spectrum disorder monitoring.
- Adolescent Health - MN Dept. of HealthYou have to dig to get to data, but this portal provides important context at the state level for adolescent health in Minnesota.
- Child and Adolescent Well Visits - 2019A report from the MN Department of Health with statistics and listed sources on child and adolescent well visits.
