An error was identified in the query used to generate the figure for national high school graduation rates. For this dataset, the national figure is generated by summing the county-level components within the original dataset. Some of the underlying geographies with No Data were being added improperly to the national totals. The issue has been corrected. This error also affected the state level values for the following states:
Arizona: 109.2 to 84.8
Georgia: 89.0 to 81.5
Massachusetts: 103.9 to 86.1
Mississippi: 106.4 to 75.7
Montana: -0.40 to 87.3
Nevada: 106.7 to 73.1
New Jersey: 101.7 to 88.5
New York: 139.1 to 85.4
North Dakota: -243.8 to 84.8
South Carolina: 144.6 to 84.1
Tennessee: 109.7 to 90.6
Vermont: -7.0 to 86.7
Virginia: 185.2 to 85.8
New maps and data now available for Access to Dentists indicator.
New data for 2015 acquired from the 2015-16 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2013). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Access to Dentists
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)
New maps and data now available for 4 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
- Diabetes (Medicare Population)
- Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
- High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population)
- High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)
New indicator added to the CHNA platform!
New data on 4th grade reading proficiency for the 2014-15 school year has been added to the public CHNA data platform. Find it under:
Social & Economic Factors
- Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade)
New maps and data now available for assisted housing indicators from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Data on subsidized housing units for 2016 has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from 2015. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Housing Environment – Assisted Housing
Correction made to Preliminary Health Needs Identification Tool – Disparity Report.
A data inconsistency error was identified and corrected. The error was present only in the “Preliminary Health Needs Identification Tool” for the race/ethnicity disparity EXCEL data export. Specifically, the data in the “Native American/Alaskan Native Alone” and “Asian Alone” columns in the Tab2_RaceEthnicDisparities sheet were affected.
The error was caused by a typo in a database control table that identifies the Asian population (“AIAN” for American Indian and Alaskan Native vs. ”ASIAN” for Asian). For 7 indicators, data for the Native American population was filled into the Asian column in the disparity EXCEL sheet. For 11 additional indicators, no Asian population data was reported when it was available. A complete list of the affected indicators and the issue for each is provided below.
Note: this issue did not affect indicators where race is further distinguished by Hispanic origin.
The online report, PDF download, Microsoft Word download, and EXCEL export for other sheets and reports were all unaffected.
Indicators Reporting Values for Native American as Asian
- Mortality – Cancer
- Mortality – Homicide
- Mortality – Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
- Mortality – Pedestrian Accident (CA Only)
- Mortality – Stroke
- Mortality – Suicide
Indicators with Missing Values for Asian Population
- Cancer Incidence – Breast
- Cancer Incidence – Cervix
- Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
- Cancer Incidence – Lung
- Cancer Incidence – Prostate
- Insurance – Uninsured Population
- Overweight Youth (CA Only)
- Population with No High School Diploma
- Population with Any Disability
- Poverty – Children Below 100% FPL
- Poverty – Population Below 100% FPL
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
New maps and data now available for food insecurity indicators from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2016.
New data on the number of percentage of food insecure population are available from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2016. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Food Insecurity Rate