Improvements made to calculations for High School Graduation Rate indicator.

Service area / multi-county area estimates are now available. Graduation rates are provided from County Health Rankings; freshman base enrollment (denominator) figures are generated from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data files; diplomas issued (numerator) figures are estimated through the combination of these sources. See indicator methodology and footnotes for more information. Affected indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

  • High School Graduation Rate

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

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).

New maps and data now available for 5 indicators from the National Survey of Children’s Health.

New state-level estimates were acquired from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health (replacing estimates from 2007). State and national indicator data is available by race / ethnicity. Data is only available for service areas outside of California. Affected indicators:

Health Behaviors

  • Breastfeeding (Any)
  • Breastfeeding (Exclusive)
  • Physical Inactivity (Youth)

Health Outcomes

  • Obesity (Youth)
  • Overweight (Youth)

New maps and data now available for 7 indicators from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

New maps and data now available for 7 indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data are multi-year estimates from 2006-2012, replacing data for 2004-2010 and 2005-2011. Report tables now display both crude and age-adjusted percentages for each indicator. Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

  • Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap Test)
  • Colon Cancer Screening (Sigmoid/Colonoscopy)
  • Pneumonia Vaccinations (Age 65+)

Health Behaviors

  • Heavy Alcohol Consumption
  • Tobacco Usage – Current Smokers

Health Outcomes

  • Poor General Health

Social & Economic Factors

  • Lack of Social or Emotional Support