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
New maps and data now available for 5 cancer incidence indicators from the CDC / NCI State Cancer Profiles databases.
New 5-year average cancer incidence rates for 2008-2012 are now available (replacing data for 2007-2011). Breakouts are available by race and ethnicity. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Cancer Incidence – Breast
- Cancer Incidence – Cervical
- Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
- Cancer Incidence – Lung
- Cancer Incidence – Prostate
Correction made to area values (square miles) for some custom report areas, affecting the Total Population indicator.
Correction made to area values (square miles) for some custom report areas, affecting the population density values for the Total Population indicator. This issue affected the following geographies only: State Senate District, Congressional District, and School District.
Correction made to state-level values for STI – Gonorrhea Incidence indicator
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
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 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 2014 US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns (replacing data for 2013). Annual data depicting trends over time is now available for counties, states, and the US for 2009 through 2014. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Fast Food Restaurant Access
- Grocery Store Access
- Liquor Store Access
- Recreation and Fitness Facility Access
Name and description updated for “Population in Linguistically Isolated Households”.
Indicator name and description have been updated to reflect changes in the 2014 American Community Survey documentation. Specifically, the terminology has changed from “Linguistically Isolated households” to “Limited English speaking households”. The characteristics used to identify these households are unchanged.
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 now available for 5 indicators from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse (CCW).
New data about chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2014 (replacing data for 2012). Time series data are now available for years 2010 through 2014. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Depression (Medicare Population)
- Diabetes (Medicare Population)
- Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
- High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population)
- High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)
Correction made to rank and z-score values for Expenditures indicators from the Nielsen – Consumer Buying Patterns dataset.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. Affected indicators:
Health Behaviors
- Alcohol Expenditures
- Cigarette Expenditures
- Fruit/Vegetable Expenditures
- Soft Drink Expenditures