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New data on air toxics and emission source types that may pose health risks are released as the 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) by EPA in August 2018.

New maps and data now are available for the indicators from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Data portal. Indicator data are reported for year 2019 (replacing data for 2017). Affected indicators:

Clinical Care and Prevention

• Hospitalizations – Preventable Conditions
• Cancer Screening – Mammogram (Medicare)
• Prevention – Annual Wellness Exam (Medicare) PREMIUM

This new assessment indicator reports the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries with anyMental Health Diagnosis or Substance Use Disorder. Indicator data are reported for year 2019. Affected indicators:

Clinical Care and Prevention

• Poor Mental Health – Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions
  

Assessment data report the population living in group quarters and population change between 2010 and 2020, including change by race and ethnicity. Affected indicators:

Demographics

• Population Change, 2010 – 2020
• Group Quarters Population PRO

An error was identified in the query used to generate values for summarized areas. As a result, low birth weight was incorrect for multi-county areas, states, and the United States total. The issue has been corrected. Values for single-county areas are unchanged.

New 5-year average cancer incidence rates for 2014-2018 are now available. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Cancer Incidence – All Sites
• Cancer Incidence – Breast PREMIUM

Cancer Incidence – Cervix PREMIUM

New data on the availability of providers that specializing in primary care have been added to the reporting platform. Primary health providers include practicing physicians specializing in general practice medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Reporting elements include the total number and rate of providers in the reporting area.

New maps and data now are available for the Tobacco Product Compliance Check Violations PREMIUM indicator. Data have been updated to reflect year 2018-2020, replacing data for 2017-2019.

New maps and data now are available for the Stroke Hospitalizations indicator. Data have been updated for the 2016-2018 reporting period, replacing data for 2015-2017. Trends over time now available for three-year periods beginning with 2011-2013.

New maps and data now are available for the Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations indicator. Data have been updated for the 2016-2018 reporting period, replacing data for 2015-2017. Trends over time now available for three-year periods beginning with 2011-2013.