Correction made to service area and region values for all cancer incidence indicators.

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A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the reported figures were the crude average of the service area value and the value for the state of California as a whole. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Cancer Incidence – Breast
  • Cancer Incidence – Cervical
  • Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
  • Cancer Incidence – Lung
  • Cancer Incidence – Prostate

Note: the error did not affect the service area’s directionality (higher or lower) relative to the state or region.

Improvements made to all indicators calculated from county-level data.

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CHNA indicators have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values due to rounding. Figures for all indicators generated from county-level data now round to 1 decimal place. Figures for all indicators generated from ZIP codes, census tracts, and points/addresses still round to 2 decimal places.

New maps and data now available for 9 mortality indicators from the CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death Database.

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New 5-year mortality rates for 2009-2013 are now available (replacing data for 2007-2011). Breakouts available by gender and by combined race/ethnicity. Single-year mortality rates for 2002 through 2013 have been added to display trends over time for states and the total US only. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Mortality – Cancer
  • Mortality – Heart Disease
  • Mortality – Homicide
  • Mortality – Coronary Heart Disease
  • Mortality – Lung Disease
  • Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
  • Mortality – Stroke
  • Mortality – Suicide
  • Mortality – Unintentional Injury