We collect, analyze and use public health-related data. We use it to help us make policies, plan programs, and inform our community about local health issues. Find many of our most current data reports below, listed by health topic.
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We regularly use these public health-related open public data sources:
Data Source | Description |
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ADAI | Data on drug treatment and related deaths |
ALICE | Data on Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed families. |
Census Data | Includes detailed demographic data, income, health insurance, poverty, and housing information. |
County Health Rankings | Data on quality and length of life, health behaviors, social and economic indicators, health care, and environment. |
Washington State Dept. of Health Data and Statistical Reports | Provides links to multiple health topics and data visualization. |
Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services Community Profiles | Broad range of data include substance use, domestic violence, arrest data, pregnancy, voter registration, academic achievement, etc. |
Healthier Washington Dashboard | Data on the Medicaid population in Whatcom County. Includes information on healthcare access, medication management, primary care visits, ED utilization, etc. |
Healthy Youth Survey | Includes a board range of data about public school students including substance use, weight, physical activity, mental health, academics, safety and violence. |
Office of Superintended of Public Instruction | Public school student data for individual schools and school districts. Include demographic, school readiness and achievement, free and reduced lunch, graduation rates, etc. |
Washington Tracking Network and Dashboards | Broad range of public health data on climate, community characteristics, environment, social determinants of health, opioids, immunizations, biomonitoring, etc. |