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
Improvements made to calculations for Populations with Any Diability indicator.
Service area/multi-county area calculations updated to account for counties in which no data is reported. Reports generated earlier may include service area and multi-county area calculations that may incorrect. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Population with Any Disability
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
New data! Data updated for Prostate Cancer Incidence from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Cancer Profiles database.
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 two indicators from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP).
New data acquired from the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) Atlas interface. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Chlamydia Incidence
- HIV Prevalence
Data breakouts by race / ethnicity now available at the state level for Chlamydia Incidence. Data breakouts by race / ethnicity now available at the state and county level for HIV Prevalence.
New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).
American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2006-2010 five-year period. Affected Indicators:
Demographics
- Total Population
- Male Population
- Female Population
- Population Under Age 18
- Population Age 18-64
- Population Age 65+
- Median Age
Social & Economic Factors
- Children in Poverty
- Population in Poverty (100% FPL)
- Population in Poverty (200% FPL)
- Population with No High School Diploma
- Population with Limited English Proficiency (Previously called Linguistically Isolated Population)
New maps and data now available for Health Insurance indicators from the US Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE).
Data for 2011 acquired from the US Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) data tables (replacing data for 2010). Affected indicators:
Social and Economic Factors
- Uninsured Population (Adult)
- Uninsured Population (Youth)
Data breakouts by race / ethnicity now available at the state level for Uninsured Population (Adult).
New maps and data now available for Student Reading Proficiency indicator.
Outside CA: Data for 2010-11 academic year acquired from the New America Foundation (replacing data for 2009-10). Web maps available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
CA Only: Data for 2011-12 academic year acquired from the California Department of Education. Breakouts now available by combined race/ethnicity.
Affected indicators:
Social and Economic Facotrs
- Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade)