Affected Indicators

Physical Environment

• Air Quality (Ozone)
• Air Quality (Particulate Matter 2.5)

New indicator information includes total population (Census 2010) and FQHC rate per 100,000 population. Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

• Federally Qualified Health Centers

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 Mortality
• Heart Disease Mortality
• Stroke Mortality
• Suicide
• Homicide

New data from the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns program has been processed and released. Affected Indicators:

Physical Environment

• Fast Food Restaurant Access
• Grocery Store Access
• Liquor Store Access
• Recreation and Fitness Facility Access

Previous United States population estimates and establishment rate figures included population data for Puerto Rico. These figures have been adjusted to reflect only population estaimtes and establishments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Affected indicators:

Physical Environment

• Fast Food Restaurant Access
• Grocery Store Access

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

American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2006-2010 five-year period. Affected Indicators:

Demographics

• Total Population
• Male Population
• Female Population
• Population Under Age 18
• Population Age 18-64
• Population Age 65+
• Median Age

Social & Economic Factors

• Children in Poverty
• Population in Poverty (100% FPL)
• Population in Poverty (200% FPL)
• Population with No High School Diploma
• Population with Limited English Proficiency (Previously called Linguistically Isolated Population)

Previous United States population estimates and establishment rate figures included population data for Puerto Rico. These figures have been adjusted to reflect only population estaimtes and establishments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Affected indicators:

Physical Environment

• Fast Food Restaurant Access
• Grocery Store Access

New Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for the 2005-11 seven-year period has been released. Affected Indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

• Lack of Social or Emotional Support

Clinical Care

• Pneumonia Vaccination

New data from the American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! New Indicators:

Demographics

• Linguistically Isolated Households
• Population Geographic Mobility
• Foreign-Born Population
• Hispanic Population
• Urban and Rural Population

Social & Economic Factors

• Income Over $75,000 (Family)
• Population with Associate’s Level Degree or Higher