Welcome to St. Paul, MN! 

·         St. Paul is the State Capitol of Minnesota and is the state’s second largest city with a population of 287,151.

·         St. Paul has the largest Hmong population in the nation.

·         Saint Paul Public Schools work with students in 52 elementary, 8 junior high/middle, and 7 senior high schools as well as 189 other specialized learning sites and programs. 

·         Ramsey County Public Health is the lead agency for Steps to a HealthierMN - St. Paul.

Community capacity and activities, risk behaviors, the disease burdens of asthma, diabetes, and obesity, and provider care practices are the key measures to be monitored among youth, adults, and high risk populations in each Steps site.

The major data sources are:

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)
• Youth Risk factor and Behavioral Survey (YRBS)

BRFSS is being conducted annually and the YRBS every two years of the Steps grant. BRFSS data is collected on at least 1,500 adults per year in each intervention area. Due to the large proportion of Hispanic adults that do not speak English ‘very well’ in our communities, the BRFSS will be offered in English or Spanish.

The YRBS is a high school survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by individual states. The Steps program requires that YRBS data be collected on 1,500-2,000 students in each intervention area every two years.