12 Mar 2021

Improvements made to US population estimates and establishment rates for Fast Food Restaurant Access and Grocery Store Access indicators (outside CA only).

Previous United States population estimates and establishment rate figures included population data for Puerto Rico. These figures have been adjusted to reflect only population estimates and establishments in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Affected indicators:

Physical Environment

  • Fast Food Restaurant Access
  • Grocery Store Access
12 Mar 2021

New maps and data now available for population health insurance and disability status from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

New data from the American Community Survey data for the 2009-11 three-year period has been processed and released! Affected Indicators:

Social and Economic Factors

  • Uninsured Population (Total)
  • Population Receiving Medicaid

Health Outcomes

  • Population with Any Disability

Data for population disability status is also now available by age, gender, race, and ethnicity.

12 Mar 2021

Correction made to service area age-adjusted rates for the Asian population for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

An error in the queries controlling age-adjusted rates for the Asian population was identified in the database on February 13th, 2013. The errors have been corrected; rates for the total population and for other racial / ethnic groups are unchanged and. Affected Indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Cancer Mortality
  • Heart Disease Mortality
  • Homicide
  • Stroke Mortality
  • Suicide
12 Mar 2021

Correction made to service area age-adjusted rates for the Asian population for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

An error in the queries controlling age-adjusted rates for the Asian population was identified in the database on February 13th, 2013. The errors have been corrected; rates for the total population and for other racial / ethnic groups are unchanged and. Affected Indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Cancer Mortality
  • Heart Disease Mortality
  • Homicide
  • Stroke Mortality
  • Suicide
  • Lung Disease Mortality
  • Unintentional Injury (Accident) Mortality
12 Mar 2021

New data! Data updated for cancer incidence indicators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Cancer Profiles database.

Data for survey years 2006-2010 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2005-2009). Confidence intervals now available for data through the map interface. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Breast Cancer Incidence
  • Cervical Cancer Incidence
  • Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence
  • Lung Cancer Incidence
  • Prostate Cancer Incidence