by Sean Coté | Oct 3, 2024 | Birthrate, D3 Data, D3 Deep Dive, Data democratization, Data Highlights, Detroit, Jacques Jones, Kit Frohardt-Lane, Sean Coté, Series
This blog post began as one in a series of investigations about reproductive behavior in Southeast Michigan. In particular, it was looking initially at the separate influences of race and ethnicity on variables such as the number of births, the ages at which women...
by Sean Coté | May 20, 2024 | Birthrate, D3 Data, D3 Deep Dive, Data democratization, Data Highlights, Detroit, Kit Frohardt-Lane, Series, Stephanie Quesnelle
Prenatal care programs are considered key interventions for increasing the likelihood of healthy outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. While prenatal care programs can take many forms, common to all are medical visits at recommended intervals as a means of...
by Sean Coté | Apr 8, 2024 | Birthrate, D3 Data, D3 Deep Dive, Data democratization, Data Highlights, Detroit, Kit Frohardt-Lane, Series, Stephanie Quesnelle
In an area with diverse groups of people, it can be particularly helpful to analyze these different groups separately. While exploring the birth data in Wayne County for 2017-2022 from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, we decided to look more...
by Sean Coté | Mar 29, 2024 | About D3, D3 Staff, Meet the Staff
Where did you grow up? I moved all over growing up, so I don’t claim any one place. What is your degree in? Why did you choose that degree? I have a Ph.D. in Public Policy with World Politics and Comparative Politics as my subfields. I chose public policy because I...
by Sean Coté | Mar 26, 2024 | Birthrate, D3 Data, D3 Deep Dive, Data democratization, Data Highlights, Detroit, Kit Frohardt-Lane, Series
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) tracks and reports extensive data related to the rate of birth or the occurrence of births within the state over time. They track data statewide, at the county level, and at the local level. This data allows...
