MI Data Book 2011

Theme of Book: Health Matters
“The focus is on the role that public policy can play in shaping the social environment in ways conducive to better health. … While medical care can prolong survival and improve prognosis after some serious diseases, more important for the health of the population as a whole are the social and economic conditions that make people ill and in need of medical care in the first place.”

 Press Release
Child abuse and neglect in Michigan jumped 34 percent over the past decade while nearly half of public school children statewide now qualify for free and reduced price lunches, the latest Kids Count in Michigan Data Book concludes.
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Complete Narrative and Data Notes IF YOU PRINTED PRIOR TO JAN. 17, PLEASE REVIEW ERRATA 
Executive Summary  — Introduction  – Economic Security  — Child Health  — Adolescence  — Child Safety  — Education  — Data Notes, Definitions and Sources  — Acknowlegements 

Michigan Profile 
Graduation by County, 2007 -2010
Unemployment Rate, 2000 vs. 2010  

County Profiles and Local Press Releases (PR)

Alcona PR Dickinson PR Lake PR Oceana PR
Alger PR Eaton PR Lapeer PR Ogemaw PR
Allegan PR Emmet PR Leelanau PR Ontonagon PR
Alpena PR Genesee PR Lenawee PR Osceola PR
Antrim PR Gladwin PR Livingston PR Oscoda PR
Arenac PR Gogebic PR Luce PR Otsego PR
Baraga PR Grand Traverse PR  Mackinac PR Ottawa PR
Barry PR Gratiot PR Macomb PR Presque Isle PR
Bay PR Hillsdale PR Manistee PR Roscommon PR
Benzie PR Houghton PR Marquette PR Saginaw PR
Berrien PR Huron PR Mason PR St. Clair PR
Branch PR Ingham PR Mecosta PR St. Joseph PR
Calhoun PR Ionia PR Menominee PR Sanilac PR
Cass PR Iosco PR Midland PR Schoolcraft PR
Charlevoix PR Iron PR Missaukee PR Shiawassee PR
Cheboygan PR Isabella PR Monroe PR Tuscola PR
Chippewa PR Jackson PR Montcalm PR Van Buren PR
Clare PR Kalamazoo PR Montmorency PR Washtenaw PR
Clinton PR Kalkaska PR Muskegon PR Wayne PR
Crawford PR Kent PR Newaygo PR Wexford PR
Delta PR Keweenaw PR Oakland PR Detroit PR

 

County Groupings

Upper Peninsula PR –  Out Wayne  –  Southeast Michigan
Urban  –  Midsized  –  Rural  –  Traverse Bay Area + Manistee

 

Online Data

Online Data for Michigan and its counties, cities (townships), and Congressional Districts.  Annual and three-year rolling averages for Michigan and its counties for most of the indicators in this book are available in an interactive data base.  

 American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on early childhood adversity

A Commentary about the Social Determinants of Health and  the Five-Tier Pyramid by Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2011

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