Health Equity: Statistics and Reports

This page provides links to Minnesota specific data related to health equity from several sources including the Minnesota Public Health Data Access Portal and the Minnesota Center for Health Statistics.

• Minnesota statewide health assessment
  This report presents a wide array of indicators and information about statewide influences on health such as poverty, education, employment, social connectedness and environment.
• White Paper on Paid Leave and Health (PDF)
  This report underscores how a lack of access to paid sick and family leave contributes to health disparities.
• White Paper on Income and Health (PDF)
  This report documents the relationship between income and health using Minnesota specific data.
• MDH Center for Health Equity reports and publications
  Includes the 2014 report Advancing Health Equity, which assesses Minnesota’s health disparities and recommends best practices, policies, processes, data strategies, and other steps that will promote health equity for all Minnesotans.
• Reports on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Minnesota
  An adverse childhood experience (ACEs) describes a traumatic experience in a person’s life occurring before the age of 18.  The following ACEs report includes information on social determinants of health and health outcomes for adults living in Minnesota.