TBI Data Collection

Minnesota Profile
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Data Collection Information

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Surveillance
Minnesota is one of 12 states receiving CDC funding for ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of TBI data as part of the Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance Program. Through this program, each participating state characterizes TBI risk factors, incidence, external causes, severity, and short-term outcomes via population-based surveillance of TBI-related hospitalizations and deaths.

Lead agency: Minnesota Department of Health
Phone: 651-281-9832
Website: www.health.state.mn.us 


Injury Core Capacity Development
Minnesota is one of 28 states receiving CDC funding to conduct injury surveillance as part of an overall plan for injury control. The general injury data collected for the Core Capacity program examine causes of injury rather than the nature of the injury itself. Minnesota is one of 4 Core states that receive enhanced funding to monitor traumatic brain injury (TBI) risk factors.

Lead agency: Minnesota Department of Health
Phone: 651-281-9832
Website: www.health.state.mn.us 

Core State Injury Program: Minnesota Profile 

State Injury Indicators Data
Minnesota is one of 26 states participating in the Injury Indicators program coordinated by CDC, with input from CSTE and STIPDA. Participating states voluntarily analyze hospitalization and death data to track, monitor, and report on various injuries and risk factors, including TBI. Note that this program uses a restricted definition of TBI. 

Lead agency: Minnesota Department of Health
Phone: 651-281-9832
Website: www.health.state.mn.us 

Report: State Injury Indicators Report  

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Registry
Minnesota has a population-based central nervous system registry that captures both TBI and spinal cord injury. 

Lead agency: Minnesota Department of Health
Phone: 651-281-9832
Website: www.health.state.mn.us 

 
Program Spotlight

Minnesota’s Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program
Minnesota’s TBI registry requires that contact information for persons with TBI or spinal cord injury be provided to the health department within 60 days of hospital discharge. Through this registry, which seeks to address service gaps, Minnesota is able to inform persons about appropriate services. A letter with information about the Social Security Administration, Department of Human Services, Department of Economic Security, Brain Injury Association of Minnesota, and Department of Children, Families, and Learning (Department of Education) is sent to each person in the registry. 

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