Report Indicator

Data for one indicator on assisted housing has been added to the CHNA platform. New Indicator:

Physical Environment

• Housing Environment – LIHTC

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

• Diabetes (Medicare Population)
• Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
• High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population)
• High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)

American Community Survey data for the 2010-14 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2009-2013 five-year period.

New data about physical inactivity, diabetes, and obesity are available for 2013 (replacing data for 2012). Time series data are now available for years 2004 through 2013. Affected indicators:

Health Behaviors

• Physical Inactivity (Adult)

Health Outcomes

• Diabetes Prevalence
• Obesity (Adult)

American Community Survey data for the 2010-14 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2009-2013 five-year period. Data from previous years is accessible via saved “static” reports, or by searching the Community Commons Map Room.

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 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

An error was identified in the query used to generate prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions among Medicare patients. This issue affected only those multi-county report areas which included one or more counties with “no data”. These counties area: Aleutians West Borough, AK; Denali Borough, AK; King County, TX; Loving County, TX; Greensville County, VA; and Manassas Park city, VA.

This issue affected five indicators using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse:

• Heart Disease – Medicare Population High Blood Pressure – Medicare Population
• High Cholesterol – Medicare Population
• Depression – Medicare Population
• Stroke – Medicare Population
• Diabetes – Medicare Population

An error was identified in which total population figures for service areas and regions in California were reported as an aggregate over the three-year data collection period (2010-2012) rather than as a point-in-time figure. Population figures have been updated to represent the total 2010 census population. Mortality rates, both crude and adjusted, were unaffected by this issue. Affected indicators:

• Mortality – Cancer
• Mortality – Homicide
• Mortality – Ischaemic Heart Disease
• Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
• Mortality – Pedestrian Accident
• Mortality – Stroke
• Mortality – Suicide

An error was identified in which the numerator (number of primary care physicians) and denominator (total population) values for custom geographic areas were reported as a multi-year aggregate rather than for a single year. Numerator and denominator values have been updated to represent the counts for year 2014 only. Rates expressed per 100,000 population were unaffected by this issue. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care

• Access to Primary Care