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 HPSA indicator data and maps are now available for April 2016 (replacing data for April 2015). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Health Professional Shortage Area – Dental Health Professional Shortage Area – Primary Care
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 … Continued
Errors in state-level population figures in the underlying data were identified, which affected values for state-level incidence rates. The error has been corrected. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes STI – Gonorrhea Incidence
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
Indicator name and description have been updated to reflect changes in the 2014 American Community Survey documentation. Specifically, the terminology has changed from “Linguistically Isolated households” to “Limited English speaking households”. The characteristics used to identify these households are unchanged.
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
A calculation error was identified and corrected. Affected indicators: Health Behaviors Alcohol Expenditures Cigarette Expenditures Fruit/Vegetable Expenditures Soft Drink Expenditures
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 … Continued
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.