New maps and data now available for two indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

New Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for the 2005-11 seven-year period has been released. Affected Indicators: Social & Economic Factors Lack of Social or Emotional Support Clinical Care Pneumonia Vaccination

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 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2006-2010 five-year period. Affected Indicators: Demographics Total Population Male Population Female Population Population Under Age 18 Population Age 18-64 Population Age 65+ Median Age Social & Economic Factors Children in Poverty Population in…

Correction made to age-adjusted rates for cancer mortality sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

Age-adjusted mortality rates for malignant neoplasm (cancer) have been corrected. The previous version of this indicator reported age-adjusted mortality rates as the mean of the 95% confidence interval values reported for each county. This error affected the age-adjusted mortality rates for the total population for all counties with less than 100 total deaths, approximately 480…

Correction made to reported data for Lack of Prenatal Care indicator data. (CA Only)

Indicator data has been changed due to a discrepancy between the way in which ZIP code and county-level prenatal care data is reported from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). For this indicator, service area summaries are based on ZIP code-level birth statistics. ZIP code level data on prenatal care are acquired from the…

New maps and data now available for 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).

Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Premature Death

New data! Data updated for cancer incidence indicators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Cancer Profiles database.

Data for survey years 2006-2010 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2005-2009). Confidence intervals now available for data through the map interface. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Breast Cancer Incidence Cervical Cancer Incidence Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence Lung Cancer Incidence Prostate Cancer Incidence

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 July 2013. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.