New maps and data now available for Federally Qualified Health Centers

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This indicator reports the number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the community. This indicator is relevant because FQHCs are community assets that provide health care to vulnerable populations; they receive extra funding from the federal government to promote access to ambulatory care in areas designated as medically underserved.

Preventable Hospitalizations, 2017

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New maps and data now are available for the Preventable Hospitalization Rate indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning with year 2012. Indicator breakouts by race and ethnicity are now available.

Unemployment Rate

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Using the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release, unemployment rate data and maps have been updated to October 2020.

Adult Diabetes Prevalence, 2017

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New data are available for 2017 (replacing data for 2016) for indicators from the CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2017. Data by gender (male/female) are also available for this indicator.