New mortality indicator added to the CHNA platform!

Maps and data for heart disease mortality (all) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) has been added to the CHNA platform. Heart disease mortality is defined by the following ICD-10 codes: I00–I09, I11, I13, I20–I51. New Indicator:

Health Outcomes

  • Mortality – Heart Disease

New maps and data now available for demographic indicators from the American Community Survey.

New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 5-year estimates for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:

Demographics

  • Total Population
  • Median Age
  • Population Age 0-4
  • Population Age 5-17
  • Population Age 18-24
  • Population Age 25-34
  • Population Age 35-44
  • Population Age 45-54
  • Population Age 55-64
  • Population Under Age 18
  • Population Age 18-64
  • Population Age 65+

New chronic disease indicators added to the CHNA platform!

Maps and data for chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been added to the CHNA platform. Indicators report the prevalence of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol in the Medicare fee-for-service population. New Indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Diabetes (Medicare Population)
  • Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)

New maps and data now available for 4 indicators from the US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns program.

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 removed from the Breast Cancer Incidence indicator table.

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.