This indicator reports the percentage of Medicare enrollees who self-report having at least one routine check-up with a doctor in the past 12 months. Source Dartmouth College Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 2019. Source Description The Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare is an online repository of health data and…
This indicator reports the percentage of diabetic Medicare patients who have had a hemoglobin A1c (hA1c) test, a blood test which measures blood sugar levels, administered by a health care professional in the past year. This indicator is relevant because engaging in preventive behaviors allows for early detection and treatment of health problems. This indicator…
This indicator reports the percentage of the population with low food access. Low food access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store. Data are from the 2019 Food Access Research Atlas dataset. This indicator is relevant because it highlights populations…
This indicator reports the percentage of the low income population with low food access. Low food access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store. Data are from the April 2021 Food Access Research Atlas dataset. This indicator is relevant because…
This indicator reports the number of neighborhoods in the report area that are within food deserts. Data are from the April 2021 Food Access Research Atlas dataset. Source US Department of Agriculture, USDA – Food Access Research Atlas, 2019. Source Description The Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) presents a spatial overview of food access indicators…
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program gives State and local LIHTC-allocating agencies the equivalent of nearly $8 billion in annual budget authority to issue tax credits for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of rental housing targeted to lower-income households. This indicator reports the total number of housing units benefiting from Low Income…