New data on the number of properties and units are available from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Assisted Housing – LIHTC
New maps and data now available for indicators based on the USDA Food Access Research Atlas.
Indicators displaying the percentage of population with low food access and population living in food deserts have been updated. The updated data were released in January 2017 and reflect conditions on the ground in 2015, replacing previous indicator data reflecting conditions 2010.
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 2009-2013 are now available (replacing data for 2008-2012). 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 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 2014 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which used 2013 program data. Affected Indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population Receiving SNAP Benefits
Correction made to US-level numerator and denominator values for Diabetes (Adult), Obesity, and Physical Inactivity indicators.
A calculation error causing the numerator and denominator values for US to be doubled was identified and corrected. Affected indicators:
Health Behaviors
- Physical Inactivity
Health Outcomes
- Diabetes (Adult)
- Obesity
New maps and data now available for High School Graduation Rate indicator from the California Department of Education (CDE).
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, indicator breakouts now display trends in graduation rates between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- High School Graduation Rate
New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).
American Community Survey data for the 2012-16 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2011-2015 five-year period. Data from previous years is accessible via saved “static” reports, or by searching the Community Commons Map Room.
New maps and data now available for Student Reading Proficiency (CA) indicator.
New estimates for the 2015-2016 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year).
Note: Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, students were tested using the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Students in previous years were tested using the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program. STAR test results and CAASPP results cannot be reliably compared because CAASPP evaluates new standards that emphasize analytical thinking, problem solving and communications skills.
Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade)
New maps and data now available for SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access indicator from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
Analysis was implemented to generate tract-level estimates of access to SNAP-authorized retailers. Counts of SNAP Retailers are current as of December 2017. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.
New maps and data now available for 3 indicators from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare.
New data about clinical care among Medicare beneficiaries are available for 2014 (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram)
- Diabetes Management (Hemoglobin A1c Test)
- Preventable Hospital Events