New maps and data now available for 5 indicators from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse (CCW).

New data about chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2015 (replacing data for 2014). Time series data are now available for years 2010 through 2015. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Depression (Medicare Population) Diabetes (Medicare Population) Heart Disease (Medicare Population) High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population) High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)

Correction made to United States value for High School Graduation Rate.

An error was identified in the query used to generate the figure for national high school graduation rates. For this dataset, the national figure is generated by summing the county-level components within the original dataset. Some of the underlying geographies with No Data were being added improperly to the national totals. The issue has been…

Correction made to custom geographic areas for Access to Primary Care indicator values.

An error was identified in which the numerator (number of primary care physicians) and denominator (total population) values for custom geographic areas were reported as a multi-year aggregate rather than for a single year. Numerator and denominator values have been updated to represent the counts for year 2014 only. Rates expressed per 100,000 population were…

Correction made to prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions among Medicare patients.

An error was identified in the query used to generate prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions among Medicare patients. This issue affected only those multi-county report areas which included one or more counties with “no data”. These counties area: Aleutians West Borough, AK; Denali Borough, AK; King County, TX; Loving County, TX; Greensville County, VA;…

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

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…

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 SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access indicator from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

Analysis was implemented to generate tract-level estimates of access to SNAP-authorized retailers. Counts of SNAP Retailers are current as of December 2017. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.

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 2012-16 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2011-2015 five-year period. Data from previous years is accessible via saved “static” reports, or by searching the Community Commons Map Room.

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 2012-16 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2011-2015 five-year period. Data from previous years is accessible via saved “static” reports, or by searching the Community Commons Map Room.