Correction to service area value for Population Change indicator.

A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the calculated figures were the reporting change in the wrong direction. For example, a change in population of 12,000 to 14,400 was appearing as a 20% population decrease rather than a 20% increase. Affected indicators: Demographics Change in Total…

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…

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 population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

American Community Survey data for the 2010-14 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2009-2013 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 2010-14 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2009-2013 five-year period.

New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the National Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance System.

New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the 2014 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance System (STDSS) (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Chlamydia Incidence Gonorrhea Incidence

New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (NEPHTN).

New air quality indicator data and maps are now available for 2012 (replacing data for 2008). Time series data are now available for years 2009 through 2012. Affected indicators: Physical Environment Air Quality – Ozone Air Quality – Particulate Matter 2.5