New indicator data and maps are now available from the 2016 County Health Rankings (CHR) (replacing data from the 2014 CHR). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Access to Mental Health Providers, 2015
Health Outcomes
- Premature Death, 2011-13
Correction made to data by race / ethnicity reported for Education – Reading Below Proficiency indicator.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Education – Reading Below Proficiency
New map and data table now available for the 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 2013 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which used 2011 program data. Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population Receiving SNAP Benefits
New maps and data now available for Food Insecurity Rate indicator from Feeding America.
New food insecurity rate data for 2013 are now available (replacing data for 2012). Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Data is from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap program, which estimates food insecurity using 2009-13 data.
New maps and data tables now available for poverty indicators 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 2014 program data, replacing previous estimates which 2012 program data. Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population in Poverty (100% FPL)
Correction to service area value for Population Change indicator.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the calculated figures were the reporting change in the wrong direction. For example, a change in population of 12,000 to 14,400 was appearing as a 20% population decrease rather than a 20% increase. Affected indicators:
Demographics
- Change in Total Population
New maps and data now available for two Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) indicators.
New HPSA indicator data and maps are now available for April 2016 (replacing data for April 2015). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Facilities Designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas
- Population Living in a Health Professional Shortage Area
Correction made to service area and region values for all cancer incidence indicators.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the reported figures were the crude average of the service area value and the value for the state of California as a whole. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Cancer Incidence – Breast
- Cancer Incidence – Cervical
- Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
- Cancer Incidence – Lung
- Cancer Incidence – Prostate
Note: the error did not affect the service area’s directionality (higher or lower) relative to the state or region.
New maps and data now available for two Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) indicators.
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
Improvements made to all indicators calculated from county-level data.
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.