New data for 2013 acquired from the 2014-15 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Access to 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
New maps and data now available for two indicators, released as part of the University of Wisconsin’s 2016 County Health Rankings.
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 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 2015 (replacing data for 2014). Time series data are now available for years 2010 through 2015. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Depression (Medicare Population)
- Diabetes (Medicare Population)
- Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
- High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population)
- High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)
New maps and data now available for one indicator from the US Department of Education and EdFacts.
New data on high school graduation for the 2014-15 school year are available from the US Department of Education. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- High School Graduation Rate (EdFacts)