Desired direction for Percent Adults Never Screened for HIV / AIDS changed to low or below benchmark. Desired direction for Percentage of Housing Units with No Air Conditioning changed to low or below benchmark.
New maps and data now available for 7 indicators from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
New multi-year estimates are now available from the 2011 and 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (replacing estimates from 2006-2010). Due to new sampling procedures, prevalence estimates from 2011 and onward are not comparable to data from previous survey years. Indicator data is available broken out by race/ethnicity for states and the US only. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- HIV Screenings
Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care
Health Behaviors
- Tobacco Usage – Former or Current Smokers
- Tobacco Usage – Quit Attempt
Health Outcomes
- Asthma Prevalence
- Heart Disease Prevalence
- Overweight (Adult)
New maps and data now available for one indicator from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).
New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – All Violent Crimes
New maps and data now available for four indicators from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).
New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – All Violent Crimes
- Violence – Assault (Crime)
- Violence – Rape (Crime)
- Violence – Robbery (Crime)
New data on violent crimes are available for the 2012-14 three-year period (replacing data for 2010-12). Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – All Violent Crimes
- Violence – Assault (Crime)
- Violence – Rape (Crime)
- Violence – Robbery (Crime)
New maps and data now available for Violence – Assault (Injury) (CA) Violence – Domestic Violence (CA) and Violence – Youth Intentional Injury (CA) indicators.
New data for emergency department injuries for 2013 and 2014 are now available. Data are pooled estimated acquired fro the California Department of Public Health EpiCenter Injury Surveillance System. Additionally, data breakouts by patient race / ethnicity have been added to the report. >
Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – Assault (Injury) (CA)
- Violence – Domestic Violence (CA)
- Violence – Youth Intentional Injury (CA)
New maps and data now available for Violence – School Suspensions (CA) and Violence – School Expulsions (CA) indicators.
New estimates for the 2014-2015 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year). Additionally, data breakouts by student race / ethnicity have been added to the report indicators. >
Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Violence – School Suspensions
- Violence – School Expulsions
New maps and data now available for SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access indicator from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
New maps and data for SNAP-authorized retailer access rates are now available. New estimates are based on May 2016 SNAP retailer locations, replacing previous data from May 2015. Affected Indicators:
Physical Environment
- SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access
Correction made to indicator description for “Dental Care – No Recent Exam (Youth)”. Update pertains to California service areas only.
Updated description states that the indicator measures utilization among children aged 2-11. The previous description incorrectly stated that the indicator measured children age 2-13.
Correction made to data by race / ethnicity reported for Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage indicator.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage
Improvements made to race / ethnicity / gender breakouts for indicators using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Update pertains to California service areas only.
CHIS race /ethnicity / gender data queries have been reformatted to eliminate discrepancies between service area and county values. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care
Health Behaviors
- Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Youth)
- Walking/Biking/Skating to School
Health Outcomes
- Heart Disease Prevalence