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Flag direction corrected. Affected indicators: Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage (CA Only) Inadequate Fruit/Vegetable Consumption (Adult)

Changed data source (from BRFSS 2010) to BRFSS 2006-2010 5-year estimates. Indicator data is now available at the county level for areas with over 500 total responses. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Dental Care Utilization (All Areas) HIV Screenings (US Only) … Continued

Indicators added from BRFSS 2006-2010 5-year estimates. Indicator data is now available at the county level for areas with over 500 total responses. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Lack of a Consistent Source of Primary Care (All Areas) High Blood Pressure … Continued

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for the 2005-11 seven-year period has been released. Updates replace previous indicator data from the 2004-2010 seven-year period. Affected Indicators: Health Behaviors Heavy Alcohol Consumption Health Outcomes Poor General Health

Service area / multi-county area estimates are now available. Graduation rates are provided from County Health Rankings; freshman base enrollment (denominator) figures are generated from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data files; diplomas issued (numerator) … Continued

Estimates suppressed for counties and service areas where indicator data is statistically unstable. Some race/ethnicity groups no longer reported, but reported data is more accurate. Affected indicators: Clinical Care Absence of Dental Insurance Coverage Dental Care Affordability Dental Care Utilization … Continued

New data for 2012 acquired from the FBI Crime in the United States data system (replacing data for 2010). Single and multi-county summaries are now provided. Please use caution (and view data caveats) when interpreting county-level data. Affected indicators: Social … Continued

New data for 2007-2011 acquired from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and the Health Indicators Warehouse (replacing data for 2003-2009). Affected indicators: Social and Economic Factors Teen Births

New Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data for the 2006-10 five-year period has been processed and released. New Indicators: Health Behaviors Tobacco Usage (Current or Former Smokers) Tobacco Usage (Quit Attempt) Indicator data by gender and by combined race … Continued

Gender and combined race /ethnicity breakouts are now available at the state and national level for eight indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data was acquired by CARES through analysis … Continued