A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the calculated figures were the reporting change in the wrong direction. For example, a change in population of 12,000 to 14,400 was appearing as a 20% population decrease rather than a 20% increase. Affected indicators:
Demographics
New data about chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2014 (replacing data for 2012). Time series data are now available for years 2010 through 2014. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
New SNAP indicator data and maps are now available for 2013 (replacing data for 2011). Time series data are now available for years 2005 through 2013.
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
Note: the error did not affect the service area’s directionality (higher or lower) relative to the state or region.
New data about physical inactivity, diabetes, and obesity are available for 2013 (replacing data for 2012). Time series data are now available for years 2004 through 2013. Affected indicators:
Health Behaviors
Health Outcomes
New air quality indicator data and maps are now available for 2012 (replacing data for 2008). Time series data are now available for years 2009 through 2012. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
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 data for 2013 acquired from the 2014-15 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
New estimates for the 2014-2015 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year). Additionally, indicator breakouts now display trends in graduation rates between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
A data inconsistency error was identified and corrected. The error was present only in the “Preliminary Health Needs Identification Tool” for the race/ethnicity disparity EXCEL data export. Specifically, the data in the “Native American/Alaskan Native Alone” and “Asian Alone” columns in the Tab2_RaceEthnicDisparities sheet were affected.
The error was caused by a typo in a database control table that identifies the Asian population (“AIAN” for American Indian and Alaskan Native vs. ”ASIAN” for Asian). For 7 indicators, data for the Native American population was filled into the Asian column in the disparity EXCEL sheet. For 11 additional indicators, no Asian population data was reported when it was available. A complete list of the affected indicators and the issue for each is provided below.
Note: this issue did not affect indicators where race is further distinguished by Hispanic origin.
The online report, PDF download, Microsoft Word download, and EXCEL export for other sheets and reports were all unaffected.
Indicators Reporting Values for Native American as Asian
Indicators with Missing Values for Asian Population