Registry Report – Adult Health Conditions, Data, and Resources

Originally published on July 30, 2026.

Dear Reader,

In this edition of the Registry Report, our data team shares participant survey responses around chronic health conditions and provides resources and information for further action.

Thanks to the work we are doing together, the Flint Registry continues to support public health in Flint – and beyond.

Together, we are paving a healthier path forward and we want to share more with you about what we are learning.

The tables below show some of the health conditions the Flint Registry tracks for adults who take part.

For this Registry Report, we included people who said their gender is male or female. To compare our data to the rest of Michigan, we used information from a statewide survey (the Michigan Behavioral Fisk Factor Surveillance System) collected from 2019 to 2021.

The “actual percentage” shows how many Flint Registry participants said they have ever been told by a doctor that they have one of these health conditions.

The “age-adjusted percentage” helps us make fair comparisons with the whole state of Michigan. This number answers the question: what would the percentage look like if people in the Flint Registry were the same ages as people across Michigan? For example, if we had the same mix of younger and older adults as the state, the actual percentages would match the age-adjusted percentages.

Both the Flint Registry and the Michigan survey ask people if they have ever been diagnosed with these conditions. That means these numbers only include people who know they have the condition and are still alive to report it.

The tables are split into women and men. This is because more women than men take part in the Flint Registry, and looking at them separately helps us make better comparisons to Michigan.

Overall, Flint Registry participants–both women and men–report higher rates of several conditions compared to people across Michigan. These include pain conditions, lung disease, depression, kidney disease, chest pain, high blood pressure, and stroke.

For women, we would expect to see even higher rates of many of these conditions if the age of women in the Flint Registry matched the age of women across Michigan.

For men, the actual percentages are very close to the expected (age-adjusted) percentages, except for pain conditions, cancer, depression, high blood pressure, and stroke.

Flint shows fewer cancer diagnoses. However, this does not necessarily mean there is less cancer. It could mean fewer people are diagnosed, fewer people survive after being diagnosed, or fewer people with cancer are part of the Flint Registry.

Resources in Genesee County

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

The Personal Action Toward Health Program (PATH) is a 6-week to 8-week workshop that meets once a week for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Each small group is led by two trained leaders. PATH gives you simple tools to help manage long-term health conditions and live a healthier life.

Health Navigation (Genesee Health Plan)

Provides personal support for managing long-term diseases and making healthy lifestyle changes. A team of caring Health Navigators who are also registered nurses provide support and connection to community programs.

Neighborhood Wellness Centers (Hamilton Community Health)

Neighborhood Wellness Centers offer preventive health screenings, testing, and referral services right in your neighborhood to help you manage your health and wellness. This is a trusted space where health meets community. Located in churches and neighborhoods across Flint, these centers off accessible, compassionate care for families, right where they live.

These services provided at the Neighborhood Wellness Centers are at No Cost to you, you do not need an ID or have insurance coverage.

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