2 Sep 2025

Improvements made to race/ethnicity reporting for all California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data.

Estimates suppressed for counties and service areas where indicator data is statistically unstable. Some race/ethnicity groups no longer reported, but reported data is more accurate. Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

  • Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage
  • Dental Care Affordability
  • Dental Care Utilization (Youth)
  • HIV Screenings

Health Behaviors

  • Adequate Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth)

Health Outcomes

  • Heart Disease Prevalence
  • Poor Mental Health
2 Sep 2025

New data! Updated data for six indicators from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Changed data source (from BRFSS 2010) to BRFSS 2006-2010 5-year estimates. Indicator data is now available at the county level for areas with over 500 total responses. Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

  • Dental Care Utilization (All Areas)
  • HIV Screenings (US Only)

Health Outcomes:

  • Asthma Prevalence (US Only)
  • Heart Disease Prevalence (US Only)
  • Poor Dental Health (All Areas)
  • Overweight (Adult) (US Only).
2 Sep 2025

Improvements made to all indicators using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Update pertains to California service areas only.

CHIS queries have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values due to rounding. Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

  • Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage
  • Dental Care – Lack of Affordability (Youth)
  • Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth)
  • Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care

Health Behaviors

  • Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth)
  • Walking/Biking/Skating to School

Health Outcomes

  • Heart Disease Prevalence
  • Mental Health – Needing Mental Health Care
2 Sep 2025

Changes have been made to clarify the descriptions of four indicators.

The following changes were made to KP CHNA indicators:

  • Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth):
    This indicator reports the percentage of children aged 2 and older aged 2-13 who are reported to consume less than five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. This indicator is relevant because current behaviors are determinants of future health, and because unhealthy eating habits may illustrate a cause of significant health issues, such as obesity and diabetes.
  • Dental Care Utilization (Youth):
    This indicator reports the percentage of children aged 2-13 who self-report that they have visited a dentist that they have not visited a dentist, dental hygienist or dental clinic within the past year. This indicator is relevant because engaging in preventive behaviors decreases the likelihood of developing future health problems. This indicator can also highlight a lack of access to preventive care, a lack of health knowledge, insufficient provider outreach, and/or social barriers preventing utilization of services
  • Cancer Screening – Mammogram:
    This indicator reports the percentage of female Medicare enrollees, age 67-69 or older, who have received one or more mammograms in the past two years. This indicator is relevant because engaging in preventive behaviors allows for early detection and treatment of health problems. This indicator can also highlight a lack of access to preventive care, a lack of health knowledge, insufficient provider outreach, and/or social barriers preventing utilization of services.
  • Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident: This indicator reports the rate of death due to coronary heart disease motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 population, which include collisions with another motor vehicle, a nonmotorist, a fixed object, and a non-fixed object, an overturn, and any other non-collision. This indicator is relevant because motor vehicle crash deaths are preventable and they are a cause of premature death.