Data have been updated to the most recent time period (2018). Trend charts are available to display prescribing rates for single years 2013 through 2018.
Improvements made to Demographics – Total Population indicator data.
Changed data source (from 2010 Decennial Census) to ACS 2006-2010. Indicator is now comparable with other reported demographic statistics. Affected indicators: Total Population.
Improvements made to race/ethnicity reporting for all American Community Survey (ACS) data.
Separated ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) origin from race tabulations. Tabulations added for non-Hispanic population.
Affected indicators:
- Total Male Population;
- Total Female Population;
- Total Population Age 0-4;
- Total Population Age 5-17;
- Total Population Age 18-24;
- Total Population Age 24-34;
- Total Population Age 35-44;
- Total Population Age 45-54;
- Total Population Age 55-64;
- Total Population Age 65 or Older;
- Linguistically Isolated Population;
- Poverty Rate;
- Population Below 200% of Poverty Level;
- Children in Poverty;
- Uninsured Population;
- Population with No High School Diploma
New data! Updated data for Health Professional Shortage Areas from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Data for year 2012 released from HRSA (replacing data for 2011). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Facilities Designated as HPSAs
- Population Living in a HPSA
Improvements made to service area calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the California Department of Public Health Death (CDPH) Death Statistical Master File.
Service area mortality rates now tabulated from ZCTA-level data (instead of county-level data) to provide more accurate small-area estimates. Service area race/ethnicity mortality rates removed.
Affected indicators:
- Cancer Mortality (CA Only);
- Heart Disease Mortality (CA Only);
- Stroke Mortality (CA Only);
- Motor Vehicle Crash Death (CA Only);
- Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Death (CA Only);</
- Suicide (CA Only)
- Homicide (CA Only)
New data! Updated data for infant mortality from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Changed data source (from CDC NVSS 2003-2006) to the CDC National Vital Statistics System 2003-2009. Death counts were downloaded from the CDC WONDER query system; birth counts were acquried from the Health Indicator Warehouse. Rates now reported for over 2,000 counties; race and ethnicity statistics reported for counties with 10 or more deaths over the report period. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Infant Mortality
New data! Updated data for seven morbidity/mortality indicators from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Death Statistical Master File (2008-2010).
Changed data source (from CDPH Death Profiles by ZIP Code) to the CDPH Death Statistical Master File (2008-2010). Data now reported using age-adjusted rates for comparison with HP2020 objectives. Race and ethnicity summaries added by county for areas with 10 or more deaths over the report period. All maps are available at the ZIP code level. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Heart Disease Mortality (CA Only)
- Stroke Mortality (CA Only)
- Cancer Mortality (CA Only)
- Homicide (CA Only)
- Suicide (CA Only)
- Motor Vehicle Crash Death (CA Only)
- Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Death (CA Only)
Improvements made to Social & Economic Factors – Adequate Social/Emotional Support indicator data.
Indicator description and report field text corrected. Previous text incorrectly represented the data as estimates for inadequate social/emotional support.
New data! Updated data for Physical Environment – Poor Air Quality indicator.
Changed data source (from county-level 2006 CDC/EPA NEPHTN data) to CDC/EPA 2008 NEPHTN Hierarchical Bayesian Space Time Modeling System (HBM) raw model data. New data processed and summarized at tract level. Affected Indicators: Poor Air Quality (PM 2.5).
New data! New mortality indicators added for lung disease and unintentional injury (accident) deaths. Both consistently rank in the top 5 causes of death by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data sourced from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.
Data for report years 2006-2010 acquired from the CDC WONDER query system. New Indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Accident Mortality
- Lung Disease Mortality
- Homicide
- Stroke Mortality
- Suicide