CDC PLACES Health Data
County and tract-level health outcomes, behaviors, and preventive services from CDC PLACES
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URL: https://mcp.olyport.com/cdc-places/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://mcp.olyport.com/cdc-places/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"cdc-places": {
"url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/cdc-places/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http cdc-places https://mcp.olyport.com/cdc-places/mcp{
"servers": {
"cdc-places": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/cdc-places/mcp"
}
}
}5 tools, verified live
get_county_measuresGet all CDC PLACES health measures for a county. Returns up to 36 measures including health outcomes (diabetes, obesity, heart disease, etc.), health behaviors (smoking, binge drinking), preventive services (checkups, screenings), and health status indicators. Args: county_fips: 5-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '53033' for King County, WA). Must be a st
get_tract_measuresGet all CDC PLACES health measures for a census tract. Returns tract-level estimates for health outcomes, behaviors, preventive services, and health status indicators. Tract-level data uses small area estimation and may have wider confidence intervals than county data. Args: tract_fips: 11-digit census tract FIPS code (e.g. '53033005300'). Must be a st
get_measure_by_stateGet one CDC PLACES measure for all counties in a state. Useful for comparing a specific health metric (e.g. DIABETES, OBESITY) across all counties within a state. Returns the most recent data year. Args: state_abbr: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA'). measure_id: PLACES measure ID (e.g. 'DIABETES', 'OBESITY', 'BPHIGH'). Use search_meas
search_measuresSearch available CDC PLACES measures by name or category. Returns matching measure IDs, names, and categories. Use this to find the correct measure_id for other tools. Categories: Health Outcomes, Health Behaviors, Prevention, Health Status. Args: keyword: Search term (e.g. 'diabetes', 'smoking', 'prevention', 'heart').
compare_countiesCompare specific CDC PLACES measures across multiple counties. Returns a side-by-side comparison of selected health measures for the given counties. Useful for benchmarking one county against peers. Args: fips_list: List of 5-digit county FIPS codes (e.g. ['53033', '53053', '06037']). Maximum 10 counties per request. measures: List of PLACES measure
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