Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.

Data on the use of grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Saint Paul to replace deteriorating windows painted with lead-based paint.

Ramsey County’s Pre-Demolition Inspection Program is a unique asset to county residents. Learn more about how Saint Paul-Ramsey County Public Health identifies hazardous building materials before a building is demolished

Premature death rate measures mortality by counting deaths at earlier ages more than deaths at later ages. For example, when a person dies at 20, this death contributes 55 years of potential life lost. In contrast, when a person dies at age 70, this death contributes only five years of potential life lost to a county. For our purposes, premature deaths occur before age 75. Counties with older populations are more likely to have higher crude premature death rates than counties with younger populations. Therefore, when age-adjusted, we remove the effect of differently aged populations as a risk factor for premature death. This allows us to make a fair comparison of premature death rates across counties.

Annual summary of mandatory reportable infectious diseases provided by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The dataset includes counts of reportable infectious diseases confirmed for residents of the designated geographic area (e.g. Ramsey County, Minnesota, or Metro Region).

The Metro Region includes the following counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington

Data notes:
1. Beginning in 2010, typhoid fever cases are included in the Salmonellosis category
2. Human Ehrlichiosis E. muris-like was renamed to E. muriseauclairensis in 2018. Reports prior to 2018 use E. muris-like
3. Due to staff being redeployed to the COVID response, no vectorborne disease data is available and only some zoonotic disease data is available for 2020. This includes: Anaplasmosis-Ehrlichiosis, undetermined, Babesiosis, Chikungunya, Dengue, Human Anaplasmosis, Human Ehrlichiosis (2 species), Jamestown Canyon, La Crosse, Lyme Disease, Malaria, Novel Influenza A, Powassan, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Toxoplasmosis, West Nile Virus, Zika Virus
4. Hospitalized influenza cases reported by flu season. For example, 2017 count is from the 2016-17 flu season.

The percentage of Ramsey County children under age 6 with elevated blood lead levels (above 5 mg/dL) for years 2011-2015 and new cases of elevated blood lead levels per year from 2012 through 2016.

Data on the use of grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Saint Paul to replace deteriorating windows painted with lead-based paint.

Businesses with small amounts of hazardous waste, known as Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQGs), may deliver their hazardous waste in their vehicles to a licensed collection program.

Volume and type of pre-demolition hazardous waste removed from sites prior to their scheduled demolition. This could include asbestos, appliances, mercury containing devices, paint, solvents and other waste products. This is required for residential and commercial/industrial demolition projects.