Two indicators have been updated to use the 2013-14 (pooled) California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) survey data. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth)
Health Outcomes
- Mental Health – Needing Mental Health Care
Improvements made to all indicators using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Update pertains to California service areas only.
CHIS queries have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values due to rounding. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage
- Dental Care – Lack of Affordability (Youth)
- Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth)
- Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care
Health Behaviors
- Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth)
- Walking/Biking/Skating to School
Health Outcomes
- Heart Disease Prevalence
- Mental Health – Needing Mental Health Care
Changes made to one indicator in the Preliminary Health Needs Identification Tool.
Denominator corrected for Teen Births (Under Age 20) indicator. Denominator values are added to the report for informational purposes only – the benchmarked indicator values (birth rates) are unaffected by the change.
Changes have been made to clarify the descriptions of four indicators.
The following changes were made to KP CHNA indicators:
- Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth):
This indicator reports the percentage of childrenaged 2 and olderaged 2-13 who are reported to consume less than five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. This indicator is relevant because current behaviors are determinants of future health, and because unhealthy eating habits may illustrate a cause of significant health issues, such as obesity and diabetes. - Dental Care Utilization (Youth):
This indicator reports the percentage of children aged 2-13 who self-reportthat they have visited a dentistthat they have not visited a dentist, dental hygienist or dental clinic within the past year. This indicator is relevant because engaging in preventive behaviors decreases the likelihood of developing future health problems. This indicator can also highlight a lack of access to preventive care, a lack of health knowledge, insufficient provider outreach, and/or social barriers preventing utilization of services - Cancer Screening – Mammogram:
This indicator reports the percentage of female Medicare enrollees, age 67-69or older, who have received one or more mammograms in the past two years. This indicator is relevant because engaging in preventive behaviors allows for early detection and treatment of health problems. This indicator can also highlight a lack of access to preventive care, a lack of health knowledge, insufficient provider outreach, and/or social barriers preventing utilization of services. - Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident: This indicator reports the rate of death due to
coronary heart diseasemotor vehicle crashes per 100,000 population, which include collisions with another motor vehicle, a nonmotorist, a fixed object, and a non-fixed object, an overturn, and any other non-collision. This indicator is relevant because motor vehicle crash deaths are preventable and they are a cause of premature death.
New maps and data now available for one indicator from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).
New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – All Violent Crimes
New maps and data now available for four indicators from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).
New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – All Violent Crimes
- Violence – Assault (Crime)
- Violence – Rape (Crime)
- Violence – Robbery (Crime)
New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – All Violent Crimes
- Violence – Assault (Crime)
- Violence – Rape (Crime)
- Violence – Robbery (Crime)
New maps and data now available for Violence – Assault (Injury) (CA) Violence – Domestic Violence (CA) and Violence – Youth Intentional Injury (CA) indicators.
New data for emergency department injuries for 2013 and 2014 are now available. Data are pooled estimated acquired fro the California Department of Public Health EpiCenter Injury Surveillance System. Additionally, data breakouts by patient race / ethnicity have been added to the report. >
Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – Assault (Injury) (CA)
- Violence – Domestic Violence (CA)
- Violence – Youth Intentional Injury (CA)
New maps and data now available for Violence – School Suspensions (CA) and Violence – School Expulsions (CA) indicators.
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, data breakouts by student race / ethnicity have been added to the report indicators. >
Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – School Suspensions
- Violence – School Expulsions
New maps and data now available for SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access indicator from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
New maps and data for SNAP-authorized retailer access rates are now available. New estimates are based on May 2016 SNAP retailer locations, replacing previous data from May 2015. Affected Indicators:
Physical Environment
- SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access
Correction made to indicator description for “Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth)”. Update pertains to California service areas only.
Updated description states that the indicator measures utilization among children aged 2-11. The previous description incorrectly stated that the indicator measured children age 2-13.