New maps and data now available for Access to Primary Care indicator.
New data for 2013 acquired from the 2014-15 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Access to Primary Care
New maps and data now available for 5 cancer incidence indicators from the CDC / NCI State Cancer Profiles databases.
New 5-year average cancer incidence rates for 2008-2012 are now available (replacing data for 2007-2011). Breakouts are available by race and ethnicity. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Incidence – Breast Cancer Incidence – Cervical Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence – Lung Cancer Incidence – Prostate
New maps and data now available for 3 indicators from the CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
New data about physical inactivity, diabetes, and obesity are available for 2011 (replacing data for 2010). Time series data are now available for years 2004 through 2011. Affected indicators: Health Behaviors Physical Inactivity (Adult) Health Outcomes Diabetes Prevalence Obesity (Adult)
Correction made to Total Population figure for service-area and region-level report areas for seven mortality indicators (CA only).
An error was identified in which total population figures for service areas and regions in California were reported as an aggregate over the three-year data collection period (2010-2012) rather than as a point-in-time figure. Population figures have been updated to represent the total 2010 census population. Mortality rates, both crude and adjusted, were unaffected by…
New maps and data now available for two indicators, released as part of the University of Wisconsin’s 2016 County Health Rankings.
New indicator data and maps are now available from the 2016 County Health Rankings (CHR) (replacing data from the 2014 CHR). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Access to Mental Health Providers, 2015 Health Outcomes Premature Death, 2011-13
Correction made to data by race / ethnicity reported for Education – Reading Below Proficiency indicator.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Education – Reading Below Proficiency
New maps and data now available for 3 Clinical Care indicators from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare.
New data on primary care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries are available for 2012 (replacing data for 2010). Time series data are now available for years 2008 through 2012. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Cancer Screening – Mammogram Diabetes Management – Hemoglobin A1c Test Preventable Hospital Events
New maps and data now available for Access to Primary Care indicator.
New data for 2014 acquired from the 2015-16 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2013). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Access to Primary Care
New map and data table now available for the 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 2013 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which used 2011 program data. Affected Indicators: Social & Economic Factors Population Receiving SNAP Benefits
New maps and data now available for Food Insecurity Rate indicator from Feeding America.
New food insecurity rate data for 2013 are now available (replacing data for 2012). Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Data is from Feeding America’s Map the Meal…