New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

American Community Survey data for the 2013-17 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2012-2016 five-year period.

Correction made to prevalence estimates for chlamydia incidence rates in Washington, DC.

We identified an error in the original source data affecting report areas including Washington, DC. In the original source data, when reported as a county level value, the chlamydia incidence rate for Washingtonm, DC is recorded as 0.30. When reported at the state level, the value for Washingtonm, DC is recorded as 814.3. The platform…

New maps and data now available for the Access to Mental Health Providers indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identification (NPI) file and the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings (CHR).

Data have been updated to the most recent time period (2019). Data are obtained from the the 2020 County Health Rankings, released on March 23, 2020. Affected Indicators: Access to Mental Health Providers

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

New data on violent crimes are available for the 2015-17 three-year period (replacing data for 2012-14). Violent crime includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault while property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Crime totals and rates are multi-year estimates for the three year period 2015-2017. County-level UCR files are based on…

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 2015 (replacing data for 2013). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2015. Affected indicators: Health Behaviors Physical Inactivity (Adult) Health Outcomes Diabetes Prevalence Obesity (Adult)

Correction made to prevalence estimates for chlamydia incidence rates in four service areas.

For these four service areas, this error did not cause significant deviations from the state benchmarks. Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below. Service Area Old Value Correct Value State Value Benchmark Direction Change Baltimore 966.66 1180.67 459.3 FALSE Georgia 465.06 464.76 268 FALSE Northern VA 332.38 268.47 424.5 FALSE…

New maps and data now available for the Premature Death indicator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings (CHR).

Data have been updated to the most recent time period (2016-2018). Data are obtained from the the 2020 County Health Rankings, released on March 23, 2020. Affected Indicators: Access to Premature Death

Correction made to state-level values for nine mortality indicators.

An issue was identified affecting state-level values for five mortality indicators using 2012-2016 National Vital Statistics System data. Report data tables were displaying estimates for the Hispanic population rather than the Total population. The issue has been corrected. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality – Homicide Mortality – Coronary…

Correction made to prevalence estimates for HIV/Aids incidence rates in four service areas.

Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below. Service Area Old Value Correct Value State Value Benchmark Direction Change Baltimore 1833.98 2414.26 641.05 FALSE Georgia 576.62 591.09 512.74 FALSE Northern VA 343.65 300.93 314.45 TRUE Suburban MD 383.41 463.24 641.05 FALSE