New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 5-year estimates for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Use of Public Transportation for Commute to Work
New mortality indicator added to the CHNA platform!
Maps and data for heart disease mortality (all) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) has been added to the CHNA platform. Heart disease mortality is defined by the following ICD-10 codes: I00–I09, I11, I13, I20–I51. New Indicator:
Health Outcomes
- Mortality – Heart Disease
New maps and data now available for demographic indicators from the American Community Survey.
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 Under Age 18
- Population Age 18-64
- Population Age 65+
New chronic disease indicators added to the CHNA platform!
Maps and data for chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been added to the CHNA platform. Indicators report the prevalence of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol in the Medicare fee-for-service population. New Indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Diabetes (Medicare Population)
- Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)
New maps and data now available for Geographic Mobility indicator from the American Community Survey.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 5-year estimates for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Demographics
- Population Geographic Mobility
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
New data! Updated data for Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Data for school year 2013-2014 released from NCES (replacing data for school year 2012-2013). Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Free and Reduced Price Lunch Student Eligibility
New maps and data now available for Population Receiving SNAP Benefits (SAIPE) indicator.
New SNAP indicator data and maps are now available for 2013 (replacing data for 2011). Time series data are now available for years 2005 through 2013.
County-level breakouts added to Reading Below Proficiency (US) indicator.
County-level estimates have been added to the Reading Below Proficiency indicator. Data are estimates from school district figures, obtained by proportionally weighting and then aggregating the data for each school district that intersects a county. School district weights are based on the school-aged population (5-17) from the 2010 Decennial Census.
New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (NEPHTN).
New air quality indicator data and maps are now available for 2012 (replacing data for 2008). Time series data are now available for years 2009 through 2012. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Air Quality – Ozone
- Air Quality – Particulate Matter 2.5