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

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Incorrect figures were found in the raw data table controlling several indicators. These figures were first identified on Monday, January 28th, 2013. The errors have been corrected. Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Mortality Heart Disease Mortality Homicide Stroke Mortality Suicide

New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

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American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2006-2010 five-year period. Affected Indicators: Demographics Total Population Male Population Female Population Population Under Age 18 Population Age … Continued

New data! New mortality indicators added for lung disease and unintentional injury (accident) deaths. Both consistently rank in the top 5 causes of death by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data sourced from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

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Data for report years 2006-2010 acquired from the CDC WONDER query system. New Indicators: Health Outcomes Accident Mortality Lung Disease Mortality Homicide Stroke Mortality Suicide

Maps and data now available for new demographic and socioeconomic indicators from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

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New data from the American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! New Indicators: Demographics Linguistically Isolated Households Population Geographic Mobility Foreign-Born Population Hispanic Population Urban and Rural Population Social & Economic Factors Income … Continued

Improvements made to calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database.

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State-level mortality rates now queried directly from the CDC WONDER database (instead of summarized from county-level data) to provide more accurate estimates. The previous method was affected by data suppression in some states, resulting in inaccurate figures. Affected indicators: Cancer … Continued