Data and Reports
Data Requests
You may request data from the Kent County Health Department Division of Communicable Disease and Epidemiology by completing a Data Request Form and sending it by mail or fax to:
Kent County Health Department
CD/Epidemiology Unit - Data Request
700 Fuller Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Fax: (616) 632-7085
Epi Focus Newsletter
2009: Winter
2007: Special Edition, Summer
2005: Winter, Summer (Newsletter Insert Page 1, Page 2)
2004: Fall
Annual Communicable Disease Summary
2007 Communicable Disease Summary
2005 Communicable Disease Summary
Monthly Communicable Disease Report
The Communicable Disease Report is a listing of new cases of reportable communicable diseases that have been reported to the Kent County Health Department during the previous month. Cumulative case totals to date, as well as median cumulative totals for the previous five years, are included in each report. The Communicable Disease Report is posted no later than the 15th of the month.
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Reports
Kent County Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS)
In 2002, a sample of residents from Kent County was surveyed about various
behaviors that put them at risk for poor health. The results of this survey
are presented in this report. Leading health indicators are presented,
accompanied by other focus area indicators.
Communicable Disease in Kent County, Part I: Gastrointestinal Diseases.
Part I of report on communicable disease control in Kent County; focuses
on foodborne, waterborne, and gastrointestinal illness; overview of epidemiology
and outbreak investigation. (14 pages)
Communicable Disease in Kent County, Part II: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.
Part II of report on communicable disease control in Kent County; focuses
on childhood, adult, and international travel immunization; the effectiveness
of vaccines; vaccine-preventable disease rates. (22 pages)
Communicable Disease in Kent County, Part III: Sexually
Transmitted Disease, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis.
Part III of report on communicable disease control in Kent County; examines
STD prevalence by age, gender, race/ethnicity; sections on hepatitis and
TB. (18 pages)
Additional Sources of Local, State, and National Data and Reports
Community Research Institute (CRI) at
Grand Valley State University
CRI's mission is to assist nonprofit organizations in the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland
Metropolitan area with the acquisition of information and technical skills
that will help them to understand the evolving needs of the community,
plan programs, solve problems, and measure outcomes.
Michigan
Department of Community Health (MDCH) Statistics and Reports
Vital statistics, mortality, birth and death records, cancer, diabetes,
communicable diseases and a variety of other health data are available
from MDCH. Statewide data are available. Kent County specific data are
also available for many topics.
Centers
for Disease Control Data and Statistics
National and statewide data is available from the CDC on vital statistics,
communicable diseases, chronic diseases, behavioral risk factors, and
many other health topics.
