Health & Human Services

 Environmental hazards in the home harm thousands of children in Rhode Island each year. In this story, we examine the educational costs of lead poisoning.
 

Updated: 2025

Sources: RIDE, RIDOH

This report explores postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion as well as the subsequent employment patterns for Rhode Island youth involved with foster care.

Published: 2024

Sources: RIDCYF, RIOPC, RIDLT

Composite map of childhood lead exposure, asthma, median family income, and older housing. 

Updated: 2023

Sources: RIDOH, U.S. Census

Youth involved with foster care face considerable barriers which can negatively impact their education. This dashboard explores the K-12 educational outcomes of foster youth in Rhode Island. 

Published: 2022

Sources: RIDCYF, RIDE

This story updates our earlier analyses, providing an overview of Rhode Island's healthcare and social assistance sector and exploring the diversity of this workforce.

Published: 2022

Sources: RIDE, RIDLT, RIOPC

Asbestos was widely used in construction materials beginning in the late 1800s. Asbestos is still present in older materials and is still used in some products. Exposure to asbestos may have serious health effects. 

Published: 2022

Sources: RIDOH, U.S. Census

 Lead is a poisonous metal that enters drinking water through the corrosion of materials containing lead in the water distribution system and building plumbing.

Published: 2021

Sources: RIDOH, Providence Water, U.S. Census

A look at the postsecondary and workforce outcomes for Rhode Island Nursing Institute Middle College (RINIMC) high school graduates.

Published: 2020

Sources: RIDE, RIDLT, RIDOH, RIOPC

What are the employment outcomes for healthcare graduates from Rhode Island's public colleges and universities?

Published: 2018

  Sources: RIDLT, RIOPC

This data story explores the distribution of wages for jobs in Rhode Island's healthcare sector.

 Published: 2018

Sources: RIDLT