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
Missing data for HIV Prevalence Indicator added for the District of Columbia county-level record.
Previous version of database included state-level record for DC only. The State-level record was duplicated with a county-level identifier. “No Data” result for District of Columbia service area corrected. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- HIV Prevalence
New maps and data now available for two socio-economic status indicators from the American Community Survey.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing data for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Children in Poverty
- Population in Poverty (100% FPL)
Correction made to reported data for the total United States for Unemployment Rate indicator.
New maps and data now available for Population with No High School Diploma indicator.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing data for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population with No High School Diploma