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

New maps and data now available for Violent Crimes indicator.

New data for 2012 acquired from the FBI Crime in the United States data system (replacing data for 2010). Single and multi-county summaries are now provided. Please use caution (and view data caveats) when interpreting county-level data. Affected indicators:

Social and Economic Factors

  • Violent Crimes

New maps and data now available for four indicators from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).

New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

  • Violence – All Violent Crimes
  • Violence – Assault (Crime)
  • Violence – Rape (Crime)
  • Violence – Robbery (Crime)

New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

  • Violence – All Violent Crimes
  • Violence – Assault (Crime)
  • Violence – Rape (Crime)
  • Violence – Robbery (Crime)

New maps and data now available for Violence – Assault (Injury) (CA) Violence – Domestic Violence (CA) and Violence – Youth Intentional Injury (CA) indicators.

New data for emergency department injuries for 2013 and 2014 are now available. Data are pooled estimated acquired fro the California Department of Public Health EpiCenter Injury Surveillance System. Additionally, data breakouts by patient race / ethnicity have been added to the report. >

Affected indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

  • Violence – Assault (Injury) (CA)
  • Violence – Domestic Violence (CA)
  • Violence – Youth Intentional Injury (CA)