New maps and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis display information about personal income from transfer receipts (benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed). New breakouts display transfer payment income by source: Retirement and disability; Medical benefits; Income maintenance benefits (SSI, EITC, SNAP, etc.); Unemployment; Veterans’ benefits; Education and training assistance; Other government benefits; Payments from businesses.Affected Indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

• Transfer Payments

New maps and data now available for High School Graduation Rate indicator. New estimates for the 2016-2017 school year were acquired from the US Department of Education (ED), replacing estimates from the previous school year. Trend-over-time is now available for this indicator!

New data about clinical care among Medicare beneficiaries are available for 2015 (replacing data for 2014). Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

• Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram)
• Diabetes Management (Hemoglobin A1c Test)
• Preventable Hospital Events

Data has been updated to the latest (August, 2019) version of the CMS NPPES database.

Data has been updated to the most recent period (December 2017). Trend-over-time data is now available with this indicator!

New 5-year average cancer incidence rates for 2011-2015 are now available. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Cancer Incidence – All Sites
• Cancer Incidence – Breast
• Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
• Cancer Incidence – Lung
• Cancer Incidence – Prostate

New data are available for 2016 (replacing data for 2015). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2016. Data by gender (male/female) are also available for this indicator.

• Physical Inactivity (Adult)

Data have been updated to the most recent 3-year period (2015-2017). Trend-over-time data is now available with this indicator!
Affected Indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Premature Death

New maps and data now available for 4 indicators from the 2016 US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns (replacing data for 2015). Annual data depicting trends over time is now available for counties, states, and the US for 2010 through 2016. Affected indicators:

Physical Environment

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

New data are available for 2016 (replacing data for 2015). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2016. Data by gender (male/female) are also available for this indicator.

• Obesity (Adult)