Upper Peninsula Health Data Report Released

HANCOCK — Six Upper Peninsula health departments and 36 community partners recently published the latest edition of the Community Health Needs Assessment covering all 15 U.P. counties. The 458-page report, now available online to the general public, provides information on the health status of U.P.’s 300,000 residents.

The 18-month project was led by local health departments in collaboration with hospitals, behavioral health agencies and health foundations. It includes data on health across the lifespan, access to care, community issues like drug abuse and results from an extensive health surv...