New maps and data now available for SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access indicator from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

Analysis was implemented to generate tract-level estimates of access to SNAP-authorized retailers. Counts of SNAP Retailers are current as of July 2013. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.

New maps and data now available for population health insurance and disability status from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

New data from the American Community Survey data for the 2009-11 three-year period has been processed and released! Affected Indicators: Social and Economic Factors Uninsured Population (Total) Population Receiving Medicaid Health Outcomes Population with Any Disability Data for population disability status is also now available by age, gender, race, and ethnicity.

Correction made to service area age-adjusted rates for the Asian population for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

An error in the queries controlling age-adjusted rates for the Asian population was identified in the database on February 13th, 2013. The errors have been corrected; rates for the total population and for other racial / ethnic groups are unchanged and. Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Mortality Heart Disease Mortality Homicide Stroke Mortality Suicide

New maps and data now available for 7 indicators from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

New maps and data now available for 7 indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data are multi-year estimates from 2006-2012, replacing data for 2004-2010 and 2005-2011. Report tables now display both crude and age-adjusted percentages for each indicator. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Cervical Cancer Screening…

New maps and data now available for health insurance indicators from the American Community Survey.

New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 3-year estimates for 2009-2011). Map data now available at the census tract geographic level. Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Population Receiving Medicaid Uninsured Population