Report Indicator

New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the HRSA Data Warehouse (replacing data for 2013). Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

• Facilities Designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas
• Population Living in a Health Professional Shortage Area

New 5-year cancer incidence rates for 2007-2011 are now available (replacing data for 2006-2010). Breakouts are available by race or ethnicity for the United States, and for states and counties where data is available. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

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

New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 5-year estimates for 2007-2011). All indicators using data from the American Community Survey have now been updated to use the latest release. Affected indicators:

Demographics

• Family Households with Children

Social & Economic Factors

• Families with Income Over $75,000
• Households Receiving Public Assistance Income
• Income Per Capita
• Poverty Rate (< 200% FPL)

New 5-year mortality rates for 2007-2011 are now available (replacing data for 2006-2010). Breakouts available by gender and by combined race/ethnicity. Single-year mortality rates for 2002 through 2011 have been added to display trends over time for states and the total US only. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Mortality – Cancer
• Mortality – Heart Disease
• Mortality – Homicide
• Mortality – Ischaemic Heart Disease
• Mortality – Lung Heart Disease
• Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
• Mortality – Stroke
• Mortality – Suicide
• Mortality – Unintentional Injury

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

Demographics

• Male Population
• Female Population
• Hispanic Population
• Linguistically Isolated Population
• Population with Limited English Proficiency

New 5-year mortality rates for 2007-2011 are now available (replacing data for 2006-2010). Breakouts available by gender and by combined race/ethnicity. Single-year mortality rates for 2002 through 2011 have been added to display trends over time for states and the total US only. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Mortality – Cancer
• Mortality – Homicide
• Mortality – Ischaemic Heart Disease
• Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
• Mortality – Stroke
• Mortality – Suicide

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 Age 65+

New HPSA indicator data and maps are now available for April 2016 (replacing data for April 2015). Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

• Health Professional Shortage Area – Dental
• Health Professional Shortage Area – Primary Care

CHNA indicators have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values due to rounding. Figures for all indicators generated from county-level data now round to 1 decimal place. Figures for all indicators generated from ZIP codes, census tracts, and points/addresses still round to 2 decimal places.

Errors in state-level population figures in the underlying data were identified, which affected values for state-level incidence rates. The error has been corrected. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• STI – Gonorrhea Incidence