Journalists: Knowing where to look on the MDH website and other data sources can help identify the data you need to write stories about public health topics.

MDH, the Minnesota Newspaper Association and the Minnesota News Media Institute’s webinar informs reporters about several national and state data bases where users can access data on health trends. Explore theses databases with focus on homicide and firearm related injury, drug related overdoses as they broadly relate to opioids, suicide and mental health. Learn how to locate information on the MDH’s Minnesota Public Health Data Access data portal, including childhood blood lead exposure levels, public drinking water contaminants, radon, cancer and oral health.