Improvements made to service area calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the California Department of Public Health Death (CDPH) Death Statistical Master File.

Service area mortality rates now tabulated from ZCTA-level data (instead of county-level data) to provide more accurate small-area estimates. Service area race/ethnicity mortality rates removed. Affected indicators: Cancer Mortality (CA Only); Heart Disease Mortality (CA Only); Stroke Mortality (CA Only); Motor Vehicle Crash Death (CA Only); Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Death (CA Only);</ Suicide (CA Only)…

New data! Updated data for infant mortality from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).

Changed data source (from CDC NVSS 2003-2006) to the CDC National Vital Statistics System 2003-2009. Death counts were downloaded from the CDC WONDER query system; birth counts were acquried from the Health Indicator Warehouse. Rates now reported for over 2,000 counties; race and ethnicity statistics reported for counties with 10 or more deaths over the…

New maps and data now available for Adult Obesity, Physical Inactivity, and Diabetes Prevalence indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).

Data for 2010 acquired from the NCCDPHP Diabetes Interactive Atlases (replacing data for 2009). Confidence intervals now available for data through the map interface. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Obesity (Adult) Diabetes Prevalence Health Behaviors Physical Inactivity

New map and data table now available for Population Receiving SNAP Benefit indicator from the US Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program.

New data from the Census Bureau’s SAIPE program has been processed and released. New estimates are based on 2010 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which 2009 program data. Affected Indicators: Social & Economic Factors Population Receiving SNAP Benefits

New data for Federally Qualified Health Centers indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Providers of Service 2012 Quarter 4 (POS) dataset.

New indicator information includes total population (Census 2010) and FQHC rate per 100,000 population. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Federally Qualified Health Centers

New maps and data now available for Infant Mortality indicator from the HRSA Area Health Resources File.

New 5-year estimates for 2006-2010 acquired from the HRSA Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing estimates from the CDC for 2003-2009). Indicator data now available for all counties with over 10 births during the report period. Data available broken out by race/ethnicity for states and the US only. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Infant Mortality