Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) population data for 2013 has been acquired from the HRSA Data Warehouse and processed. Updates replace previous indicator data from the May 2012. Affected Indicators: Clinical Care Population Living in a Health Professional Shortage Area
Previous United States population estimates and establishment rate figures included population data for Puerto Rico. These figures have been adjusted to reflect only population estaimtes and establishments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Affected indicators: Physical Environment Fast Food Restaurant Access Grocery Store Access
New data on the locations of Federally Qualified Health Centers has been updated to the CMS POS file from Quarter 3 of 2013 (replacing data from Quarter 4, 2012). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Federally Qualified Health Centers
When selecting multiple report areas, county-level data for race/ethnicity breakouts of the Infant Mortality indicator were incorrect. The error has been corrected. Race/ethnicity figures for states, the US, and aggregated county-level areas are correct and remain unchanged.
Analysis was implemented to generate tract-level estimates of access to SNAP-authorized retailers. Counts of SNAP Retailers are current as of July 2013. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.
New data from the American Community Survey data for the 2009-11 three-year period has been processed and released! Affected Indicators: Social and Economic Factors Uninsured Population (Total) Population Receiving Medicaid Health Outcomes Population with Any Disability Data for population disability status is also now available by age, gender, race, and ethnicity.
An error in the queries controlling age-adjusted rates for the Asian population was identified in the database on February 13th, 2013. The errors have been corrected; rates for the total population and for other racial / ethnic groups are unchanged and. Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Mortality Heart Disease Mortality Homicide Stroke Mortality Suicide
New maps and data now available for 7 indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data are multi-year estimates from 2006-2012, replacing data for 2004-2010 and 2005-2011. Report tables now display both crude and age-adjusted percentages for each indicator. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Cervical Cancer Screening…
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 3-year estimates for 2009-2011). Map data now available at the census tract geographic level. Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Population Receiving Medicaid Uninsured Population
New analysis was implemented to produce tract-level estimates of population change between 2000 and 2010. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract and county level. Indicator data is now available broken out by gender, race, and Hispanic origin.