Health Equity
In this new brief, our experts analyze 2024 overdose deaths data, calculating drug overdose death rates by state and nationally, paying particular attention to changes since overdose deaths peaked in 2022. We also break data down by drug type and by demographic groups, including by race/ethnicity,… Read more
This analysis examines trends and patterns in fatal drug overdoses, providing an overview of how drug overdose deaths vary by demographic group, and how these patterns have changed since 2022 using data from the U.S. National Vital Statistics System.
This analysis examines fatal drug overdoses by state, with a particular focus on trends over time and how the crisis has evolved since overdose deaths peaked in 2022, using mortality data from the U.S. National Vital Statistics System.
Vital statistics mortality data show a dramatic drop in fatal drug overdoses between 2022 and 2024 in the U.S., declining almost 30%. This was largely driven by a decline in fentanyl deaths. Learn more the opioid epidemic and latest overdose death rate trends in this blog.
With chronic diseases impacting millions and costing Americans trillions of dollars annually, it’s important to understand this widespread public health issue. So: What is chronic disease? SHADAC explains and explores chronic disease data by state, subpopulation, and more in our latest blog.
The 2024 Minnesota Healthcare Experiences Survey was fielded to gain a better understanding of Minnesotans’ experiences of discrimination in health care; nearly half of Minnesotans reported they experienced discrimination while seeking health care. Learn more key findings in the full blog.
How does the U.S. measure child vaccinations? This blog explains the development and data collection methods of the National Immunization Survey (NIS), how users can access the data, and provides a brief overview of the latest NIS data.
The Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile allows states, health insurance navigators, and researchers to easily access important and comparable information about their communities. Learn more about using the profile tool and its accompanying map in this blog.
This post provides infographics that describe unaffordable rents data for the U.S. overall and for four geographically diverse states (Florida, Nevada, North Dakota, and Vermont) with varying levels of unaffordable rents.
Access to affordable and stable housing is a key driver of health. In this blog, SHADAC researchers explore and analyze the impact of unaffordable rent in the United States by state, disability status, income level, and more using SHADAC’s data tool, State Health Compare.