Improvements made to Demographics – Total Population indicator data.
Changed data source (from 2010 Decennial Census) to ACS 2006-2010. Indicator is now comparable with other reported demographic statistics. Affected indicators: Total Population.
Improvements made to race/ethnicity reporting for all American Community Survey (ACS) data.
Separated ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) origin from race tabulations. Tabulations added for non-Hispanic population. Affected indicators: Total Male Population; Total Female Population; Total Population Age 0-4; Total Population Age 5-17; Total Population Age 18-24; Total Population Age 24-34; Total Population … Continued
New data! Data updated for Prostate Cancer Incidence from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Cancer Profiles database.
Data for survey year 2005-2009 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2004-2008). Estimates now available disaggregated by race or ethnicity. Affected indicators: Prostate Cancer Incidence
Improvements made to calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database.
State-level mortality rates now queried directly from the CDC WONDER database (instead of summarized from county-level data) to provide more accurate estimates. The previous method was affected by data suppression in some states, resulting in inaccurate figures. Affected indicators: Cancer … Continued
New data! Updated data for Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility from the U.S. Deptartment (USDE) of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Data for school year 2010-2011 released from NCES (replacing data for school year 2009-2010). County-level estimates now available. Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Free and Reduced Price Lunch Student Eligibility
New data! Updated data for Health Professional Shortage Areas from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Data for year 2012 released from HRSA (replacing data for 2011). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Facilities Designated as HPSAs Population Living in a HPSA
New maps and data now available for selected measures of primary care access and quality from the Dartmouth Institute’s Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare.
Data for Medicare reporting year 2010 acquired from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare (replacing data from years 2003-2007). Affected Indicators: Clinical Care Preventable Hospital Events Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram) Diabetes Management (Hemoglobin A1c Test)
Missing data for HIV Prevalence Indicator added for the District of Columbia county-level record.
Previous version of database included state-level record for DC only. The State-level record was duplicated with a county-level identifier. “No Data” result for District of Columbia service area corrected. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes HIV Prevalence
New data for Federally Qualified Health Centers indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Providers of Service 2012 Quarter 4 (POS) dataset.
New indicator information includes total population (Census 2010) and FQHC rate per 100,000 population. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Federally Qualified Health Centers
Improvements made to US population estimates and establishment rates for Fast Food Restaurant Access and Grocery Store Access indicators.
Previous United States population estimates and establishment rate figures included population data for Puerto Rico. These figures have been adjusted to reflect only population estimates and establishments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Affected indicators: Physical Environment … Continued