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New 5-year average cancer incidence rates for 2013-2017 are now available. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Incidence – All Sites Cancer Incidence – Breast Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence – Lung Cancer Incidence – Prostate

New maps and data now are available for the Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram) indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning with year 2012.

Using the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release, unemployment rate data and maps have been updated to July 2020.

New maps and data now are available for the Blood Pressure Medication Nonadherence indicator. Data have been updated for the 2018 reporting period, replacing data for 2017. Population subgroup data by race and ethnicity are now available.

Multiple indicators have been updated to use the latest release from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse (CCW). New data about the prevalence of specific chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2018 (replacing data for 2017). Time series data are now available for years 2011 through 2018.Affected…

New maps and data now are available for the Stroke Hospitalizations indicator. Data have been updated for the 2016-2018 reporting period, replacing data for 2015-2017. Trends over time now available for three-year periods beginning with 2011-2013.

A new indicator has been added to the reporting platform! This indicator reports emergency department utilization rates among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Geographic Variation Public Use File. Data are reported for the latest report period (2018) with trends over time available beginning with year 2010.

New maps and dat for the Park Access indicator are not available! This updated dataset reports the number and percentage of people within a buffer of ½ mile radius of a park at the census tract level. Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (EPHTN)….

New data about the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2018 (replacing data for 2017). Time series data are now available for years 2011 through 2018.

Indicators displaying the percentage of population with low food access and population living in food deserts have been updated. The updated data were released in April, 2021 and reflect conditions on the ground in the year 2019. This update replaces previous indicator data reflecting conditions 2015.