Report Indicator

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 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

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 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)

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 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

We identified an error in the original source data affecting report areas including Washington, DC. In the original source data, when reported as a county level value, the chlamydia incidence rate for Washingtonm, DC is recorded as 0.30. When reported at the state level, the value for Washingtonm, DC is recorded as 814.3. The platform now uses the state-level values for all areas including Washington, DC.

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.

For these four service areas, this error did not cause significant deviations from the state benchmarks. Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below.

American Community Survey data for the 2011-15 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2010-2014 five-year period.