Disability-adjusted life year (DALY) burden analysis for rural Michigan counties — built for county health planning, CHNA reports, and grant applications (SAMHSA, HRSA, MDHHS). Open CDC and US Census data sources; disability weights adapted from IHME GBD 2021 and WHO reference standards.
This series quantifies disease burden for rural Michigan counties using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), combining premature mortality and years lived with disability into a single actionable measure. Sources: CDC PLACES 2023, CDC WONDER 2020–22 mortality files, US Census ACS estimates, and IHME GBD 2021 disability weights. Intended for county health needs assessments, grant applications, and public health planning — not formal GBD estimates or peer-reviewed epidemiological studies.
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Boundaries: US Census counties, loaded at runtime. Open full-screen map →
Ferris State University county; rural health desert designation. University demographic parallels Isabella for comparative analysis.
Data quality · Open to corrections
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