Asthma Emergency Department Visit Rates Minnesota

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Key points

This map shows Asthma Emergency Department (ED) rates/10,000 for pediatric and adults. The shading is determined by quartiles of the rates with outliers indicated by yellow outlines. Each county has its individual rate displayed. County level maps of asthma rates are shared with state legislators who may follow up with resource requests in areas of higher rates.

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Asthma Emergency Department Visit Rates - Rates/10,000, 2005-2008
Asthma emergency department visit rates in Minnesota.

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County and local health departments can use these county level maps to target specific programs for higher rate areas.

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County level ED visit data combined over years 2005-2008. Data obtained from the Minnesota Hospital Association by the Asthma Program of the Minnesota Department of Health.

Data are displayed for pediatric cases (0-17) and Adults (18+). Shading represents quartiles of rates/10,000 population. Counties indicated as outliers were determined to be higher that 1.5 times the interquartile range (75th-25th percentile). Rates were calculated per 10,000 population.

Paula Lindgren, Biostatistician, Minnesota Department of Health
(651) 201-5636
paula.lindgren@state.mn.us

Asthma Emergency Department Visit Rates – Rates/10,000, 2005-2008 Paula Lindgren, MDH; Wendy Brunner, MDH. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.

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