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Age-adjusted mortality rates for malignant neoplasm (cancer) have been corrected. The previous version of this indicator reported age-adjusted mortality rates as the mean of the 95% confidence interval values reported for each county. This error affected the age-adjusted mortality rates for the total population for all counties with less than 100 total deaths, approximately 480 counties. Other population groups (by gender / race-ethnicity) and other causes of death were not affected. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Cancer Mortality

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.

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)

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).

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)

Data for 2011-2012 acquired from the California Health Interview Survey AskCHIS query system (replacing data for 2009). Data breakouts by gender now available. (Select More Options > Show indicator data by groupings…). Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

• Lack of Consistent Source of Primary Care

Health Behaviors

• Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth)

Health Outcomes

• Heart Disease Prevalence
• Poor Mental Health

New maps and data now available for 4 indicators from the 2012 US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns (replacing data for 2011). Annual data depicting trends over time is now available for counties, states, and the US for 2008 through 2012. Affected indicators:

Physical Environment

• Fast Food Restaurant Access
• Grocery Store Access
• Liquor Store Access
• Recreation and Fitness Facility Access

HP2020 values were removed from the Breast Cancer Incidence indicator table. HP2020 objective reports a benchmark of 42.1 for late-stage breast cancer. The CHNA platform indicator reports incidence rates of all breast cancer, and thus should not be compared to HP2020 objectives.

County-level data for ethnicity alone breakouts of the Children in Poverty indicator were incorrect. The error has been corrected. Figures for multi-county report areas, states, and the total US are remain unchanged.

A correction has been made to the reported service area values for the Reading Below Proficiency (CA) indicator.