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Senior Moderator
New tool offers health insights broken down by state legislative districts
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched the Michigan Public Health Data Dashboard, providing policymakers with a data-driven snapshot of public health trends in each State House and State Senate district.
This comprehensive, publicly accessible resource can equip lawmakers, local officials, advocacy groups and the public with key health metrics, enabling them to identify challenges, allocate resources effectively and craft policies to improve health outcomes across Michigan. The public health metrics currently include:
For each metric, there will be an estimate to compare whether a particular Michigan legislative district is doing better than, similar to or worse than statewide average. Additional metrics will be added in the future in order to present an up-to-date view of public health across Michigan.
The Michigan Public Health Data Dashboard was developed in response to a recommendation from PHAC to increase availability of public health information specifically for legislators and other policymakers. PHAC is a group of Michigan public health experts who provide expert guidance to MDHHS.
The dashboard can be found at Michigan.gov/HealthStatistics and will be routinely updated as additional information becomes available.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/insi...ches-interactive-public-health-data-dashboard
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched the Michigan Public Health Data Dashboard, providing policymakers with a data-driven snapshot of public health trends in each State House and State Senate district.
This comprehensive, publicly accessible resource can equip lawmakers, local officials, advocacy groups and the public with key health metrics, enabling them to identify challenges, allocate resources effectively and craft policies to improve health outcomes across Michigan. The public health metrics currently include:
- Health outcomes, including mortality data, blood lead levels, low birth weight and more.
- Health behavior trends, including binge drinking, smoking and teen births.
- Social and economic factors, including housing costs and unemployment.
- Physical environment trends, such as pre-1980 housing.
- Clinical care trends, such as rates of prenatal care.
For each metric, there will be an estimate to compare whether a particular Michigan legislative district is doing better than, similar to or worse than statewide average. Additional metrics will be added in the future in order to present an up-to-date view of public health across Michigan.
The Michigan Public Health Data Dashboard was developed in response to a recommendation from PHAC to increase availability of public health information specifically for legislators and other policymakers. PHAC is a group of Michigan public health experts who provide expert guidance to MDHHS.
The dashboard can be found at Michigan.gov/HealthStatistics and will be routinely updated as additional information becomes available.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/insi...ches-interactive-public-health-data-dashboard