Quality Environment

Click on the topics below to see suggested measurements. Check the boxes of ones you like, or suggest your own below, and then hit SUBMIT at the bottom of the page. Thank you for helping create the Michigan Report Card.

Health (12 topics)

Should we measure...

Teen Pregnancy — Rate per 1,000 females, age 15-17

Prenatal Care — Percent of babies whose mothers received prenatal care beginning in the 1st trimester

Infant Mortality — Per 1,000

Immunizations — Percent of 2 year olds who are adequately immunized

Hearing and Vision Screening — Percent of school age children who have hearing and vision screening

HIV Diagnosis (ages 13 and older)

Adult Non-Smokers — Percent of Michigan residents 18 and older who report they do not smoke

Preventable Death — Years of life lost before age 70 (rate per 1,000)

Perceived Health Status — Percent of adults whose self-perceived health status is very good or excellent

Obesity — Percent rates of Michigan residents considered obese

Child Care Affordability and Availability

Community Mental Health (CMH) Caseload — Number of Michiganders who receive services through CMH

Protection (4 topics)

Should we measure...

Teen Substance Abuse

Child Abuse or Neglect (per 1,000)

Low Birth Weight Babies

Elder Abuse (65+) (per 1,000)

Air Quality (3 topics)

Should we measure...

Air Quality — 2010 EPA attainment standards

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Mercury Emissions

Water (4 topics)

Should we measure...

Wetlands — Gained or lost by year

Ground Water Quality — Percent of contaminants reaching ground water

Surface Water Quality — Percent of contaminants released to surface water

Great Lakes — Percent of contaminants in Great Lakes

Land (6 topics)

Should we measure...

Agriculture Lands (Overall) — Percent of the state

MAEAP Certified Farms

Forest Land — Percent of non-federal forest land

Timber Harvest — harvest levels

Municipal Solid Waste — pounds of municipal solid waste landfilled or incinerated per capita

Hazardous Substance Clean-up (Overall) — Percent of identified hazardous substance sites cleaned up or being cleaned up

Plants and Wildlife (4 topics)

Should we measure...

Freshwater Species — Percent of monitored freshwater species not at risk

Terrestrial Species — Percent of monitored terrestrial species not at risk

Natural Habitats (Overall)

Invasive Species — Number of most threatening invasive species not successfully excluded or contained since 2000

Outdoor Recreation (7 topics)

Should we measure...

State Park Acreage — Acres of state-owned parks

ORV & Snowmobile Usage — Number of maintained trails

Equine Usage — Number of maintained trails

Hiking and Camping — Number of campsites and usage

Boating — Number of licenses issued and renewed

Fishing — Number of licenses issued and renewed

Hunting — Number of licenses issued and renewed

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