Data for survey year 2005-2009 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2004-2008). Estimates now available disaggregated by race or ethnicity. Affected indicators:
- Prostate Cancer Incidence
New map and data table now available for Population Receiving SNAP Benefit indicator from the US Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program.
New data from the Census Bureau’s SAIPE program has been processed and released. New estimates are based on 2010 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which 2009 program data. Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population Receiving SNAP Benefits
Improvements made to calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database.
State-level mortality rates now queried directly from the CDC WONDER database (instead of summarized from county-level data) to provide more accurate estimates. The previous method was affected by data suppression in some states, resulting in inaccurate figures.
Affected indicators:
- Cancer Mortality
- Heart Disease Mortality
- Stroke Mortality
- Suicide
- Homicide
New maps and data now available for county-level health insurance indicators from the US Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program.
New data from the Census Bureau’s SAHIE program has been processed and released. New estimates compliment state and PUMA-level health insurance coverage estimates from the ACS (Indicator: Uninsured Population (Total). The county-level SAHIE data covers the entire US, but lacks detailed race and ethnicity estimates available through the ACS. Sampling and processing design differ between the two datasets; they should not be directly compared. New Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Uninsured Population (Adults)
- Uninsured Population (Children)
New data! Updated data for Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility from the U.S. Deptartment (USDE) of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Data for school year 2010-2011 released from NCES (replacing data for school year 2009-2010). County-level estimates now available. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Free and Reduced Price Lunch Student Eligibility
New maps and data now available for two indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
New Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for the 2005-11 seven-year period has been released. Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Lack of Social or Emotional Support
Clinical Care
- Pneumonia Vaccination
New data for unemployment from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) dataset.
New unemployment statistics represent the month of December, 2012. This information will now be continuously updated as new data is released from the BLS. Affected indicators:
Social and Economic Factors
- Unemployment Rate
New maps and data now available for STD incidence indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP).
New data from the CDC NCHHSTP for STD incidence in 2010 has been processed and released (replacing previous data for 2009). Affected Indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Chlamydia Incidence
- Gonnorrhea Incidence
New maps and data now available for selected measures of primary care access and quality from the Dartmouth Institute’s Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare.
Data for Medicare reporting year 2010 acquired from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare (replacing data from years 2003-2007). Affected Indicators:
Clinical Care
- Preventable Hospital Events
- Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram)
- Diabetes Management (Hemoglobin A1c Test)
New maps and data now available for food access indicators from the US Department of Agriculature (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS).
New data and maps from the USDA Economic Research Service measuring low food access have been processed and released. New estimates are based on 2010 population figures and grocery directories, replacing previous estimates which used inputs from 2006. Affected Indicators:
Physical Environment
- Population with Low Food Access (Previously called Food Desert Population)
- Low Income Population with Low Food Access