Improvements made to race/ethnicity reporting for all California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data.

Estimates suppressed for counties and service areas where indicator data is statistically unstable. Some race/ethnicity groups no longer reported, but reported data is more accurate. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage Dental Care Affordability Dental Care Utilization (Youth) HIV Screenings Health Behaviors Adequate Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth) Health Outcomes Heart Disease Prevalence Poor…

New maps and data now available for 5 indicators from the National Survey of Children’s Health.

New state-level estimates were acquired from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health (replacing estimates from 2007). State and national indicator data is available by race / ethnicity. Data is only available for service areas outside of California. Affected indicators: Health Behaviors Breastfeeding (Any) Breastfeeding (Exclusive) Physical Inactivity (Youth) Health Outcomes Obesity (Youth) Overweight (Youth)

Improvements made to race / ethnicity / gender breakouts for indicators using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Update pertains to California service areas only.

CHIS race /ethnicity / gender data queries have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care Health Behaviors Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth) Walking/Biking/Skating to School Health Outcomes Heart Disease Prevalence

Two indicators have been updated to use the 2013-14 (pooled) California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) survey data. Update pertains to California service areas only.

Two indicators have been updated to use the 2013-14 (pooled) California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) survey data. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth) Health Outcomes Mental Health – Needing Mental Health Care

Improvements made to all indicators using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Update pertains to California service areas only.

CHIS queries have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values due to rounding. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage Dental Care – Lack of Affordability (Youth) Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth) Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care Health Behaviors Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth) Walking/Biking/Skating…

Changes have been made to clarify the descriptions of four indicators.

The following changes were made to KP CHNA indicators: Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth): This indicator reports the percentage of children aged 2 and older aged 2-13 who are reported to consume less than five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. This indicator is relevant because current behaviors are determinants of future health, and because…

New maps and data now available for Violence – School Suspensions (CA) and Violence – School Expulsions (CA) indicators.

New estimates for the 2014-2015 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year). Additionally, data breakouts by student race / ethnicity have been added to the report indicators. > Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Violence – School Suspensions Violence – School Expulsions

New maps and data now available for four indicators from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).

New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators: Social & Economic Factors Violence – All Violent Crimes Violence – Assault (Crime) Violence – Rape (Crime) Violence – Robbery (Crime) New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12)….