New maps and data are now available for the Cancer Screening – Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy (recommended colorectal cancer screening with relevant frequencies among adults aged 50–75 years) indicator from the BRFSS PLACES dataset as released in 2022. Data have been updated for the 2020 reporting period, replacing data for 2018 (this indicator follows an even year release schedule).
Tobacco Usage – Current Smokers
New maps and data are now available for the Tobacco Usage – Current Smokers indicator from the BRFSS PLACES dataset as released in 2022. Data have been updated for the 2020 reporting period, replacing data for 2019.
New maps and data for 2020 now available for the Health Behaviors – Insufficient Sleep (Adult) indicator!
New maps and data are now available for the Insufficient Sleep (less than 7 hours on average for adults) indicator from the BRFSS PLACES dataset as released in 2022. Data have been updated for the 2020 reporting period, replacing data for 2018 (this indicator follows an even year release schedule).
Dental Care Utilization, 2020
New maps and data are now available for the Dental Care Utilization (annual dental visit for adults) indicator from the BRFSS PLACES dataset as released in 2022. Data have been updated for the 2020 reporting period, replacing data for 2018 (this indicator follows an even year release schedule).
Prevention – Recent Primary Care Visit (Adult), 2020
New maps and data are now available for the Recent Primary Care Visit (annual checkup for adults) indicator from the BRFSS PLACES dataset as released in 2022. Data have been updated for the 2020 reporting period, replacing data for 2019.
New maps and data now available for the National Risk Index (Nov. 2021 version) from the FEMA.
New data and map are now available for the FEMA National Risk Index scores from the summation of all 18 hazard types and by hazard type for each county and Census tract. Check them out today to learn your community’s relative position among all other communities in facing certain natural hazards and get prepared early!
Stroke Hospitalizations
New maps and data now are available for the Stroke Hospitalizations indicator. Data have been updated for the 2017-2019 reporting period, replacing data for 2016-2018.
Heart Disease Hospitalizations
New maps and data now are available for the Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations indicator. Data have been updated for the 2017-2019 reporting period, replacing data for 2016-2018. Trends over time now available for three-year periods beginning with 2011-2013.
New maps and data now available for the Relative Threshold Heat Index Days from the CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, 2022.
Data have been updated from 2017-19 to 2019-21 three-year average. We also updated the map layers of previous years (2014-16 and 2017-19) as the underlying data are updated and released by CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network in 2022.
New maps and data now available for the Absolute Threshold Heat Index Days from the CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, 2022.
Data have been updated from 2011 annual count via CDC WONDER to 2019-21 three-year average count via CDC National Environmental Public Health. Maps are updated accordingly to reflect this change. We made this change because the old version has not been updated since 2011. Note that the new report fields are different than the previous report.