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March 2013 data upload to the Warehouse (Release v 1.6.2)

This release contains data changes only. No changes were made to the Warehouse functions. Major data changes for this release include the following.

• Indicators associated with the Healthy People 2020 Initiative (HIW ID 368 through 1575) have been updated. Both the data and the metadata have been modified where new information was available. Some estimates that had previously been included in the HIW have changed, based on better analysis of the raw data. Thirteen indicators (HIW ID 10075-10087) have been added. Six indicators have been dropped from this release (HIW ID 536, 1133, 1134, 1142, 1143 and 1145).
• Indicators associated with the CMS Community Indicators initiative (HIW ID 160-348, 2001-2046, 10033-10061) have been updated. Eleven new indicators (HIW ID 50016-50026) have been added. Seven indicators (HIW ID 318, 50001-50006) have been dropped from this release. The estimates for data years 2007 through 2010 have been modified slightly due to changes in the methodology, and data year 2011 has been added. See the CMS methodology Medicare Data for the Health Indicators Warehouse: A Methodological Overview.
• Estimates for 21 indicators created using mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System have been updated with 2010 data. An additional 5 indicators were added to the HIW which use mortality data. In this release, all estimates including the year 2010 use denominator data which is slightly different from previous years.
  • The 2010 population comes from the Censal year estimates.
  • The 2004-2009 population comes from the intercensal population estimates. These estimates use census data from both 2000 and 2010 to create all population estimates between those two years.
  Mortality estimates from 2009 and before use the postcensal population estimates for 2001-2009, the estimates created after one census and before the next one. There might be a slight break in trends between 2009 and 2010 due to the change in the denominator data, which will be corrected during a later HIW data release by the replacement of the older estimates.
• Six indicators were updated using the 2005-2011 BRFSS data to estimate state and county health (HIW 5, 7, 9 13, 17, 150).
• Several other indicators that include county estimates have been updated with recent data (HIW ID 25, 27, 29, 34, 35, 37, 40, 48, 105, 130, 1004, 10018).

The following new indicators have been added:

• Diabetes deaths (50011)
• Chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD) deaths (50012)
• Influenza and pneumonia deaths (50013)
• Kidney diseases deaths (50014)
• Alzheimer's disease deaths (50015)
• Sunburn: adults (500)
• smoke-free indoor air laws--gaming halls (1528)
• Smoke-free indoor air laws--substance abuse treatment facilities (1536)
• Smoke-free indoor air laws--mental health treatment facilities (1537)
• Smoke-free indoor air laws--entrances/exits of all public places (1538)
• Smoke-free indoor air laws--hospital campuses (1539)
• Smoke-free indoor air laws--college/university campuses (1540)
• Increase the inclusion of counseling for health promotion and disease prevention in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) granting colleges and schools of pharmacy (10075)
• Increase the inclusion of cultural diversity in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) granting colleges and schools of pharmacy (10076)
• Increase the inclusion of evaluation of health sciences literature in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) granting colleges and schools of pharmacy (10077)
• Increase the inclusion of environmental health in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) granting colleges and schools of pharmacy (10078)
• Increase the inclusion of public health systems in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) granting colleges and schools of pharmacy (10079)
• Increase the inclusion of global health in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) granting colleges and schools of pharmacy (10080)
• Increase the inclusion of counseling for health promotion and disease prevention n Doctor of Dental Surgery and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine granting colleges and schools of Dentistry (10081)
• Increase the inclusion of cultural diversity in Doctor of Dental Surgery and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine granting colleges and schools of Dentistry (10082)
• Increase the inclusion of evaluation of health sciences literature in Doctor of Dental Surgery and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine granting colleges and schools of Dentistry (10083)
• Increase the inclusion of environmental health in Doctor of Dental Surgery and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine granting colleges and schools of Dentistry (10084)
• Increase the inclusion of public health systems in Doctor of Dental Surgery and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine granting colleges and schools of Dentistry (10085)
• Increase the inclusion of global health in Doctor of Dental Surgery and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine granting colleges and schools of Dentistry (10086)
• Increase the proportion of academic institutions with health professions education programs whose prevention curricula include interprofessional educational experiences (10087)
• Alzheimer's disease Medicare beneficiaries (50016 and 50012)
• Arthritis Medicare beneficiaries (50017 and 50022)
• High cholesterol Medicare beneficiaries (50018 and 20023)
• Osteoporosis Medicare beneficiaries (50019 and 20024)
• Transplant Centers (50026)

December 2012 data update to Warehouse (Release v 1.6.1)

This release involved the updating of data of many of the HIW indicators. For your reference purposes, we are including the HIW ID numbers in these detailed notes. No changes were made to the Warehouse interface or functions. Major changes for this release include:

• Indicators associated with the Healthy People 2020 Initiative (HIW ID 368 through 1575) have been updated. Both the data and the metadata have been modified where new information was available. Some estimates that had previously been included in the HIW have changed, based on better analysis of the raw data. Furthermore, for some indicators, the first year of data presented has changed.
• The three infant mortality indicators (Total (1158), Neonatal (1159) and Post-neonatal (1160)) were updated with estimates ending with the data year 2008.
• Sexually transmitted disease indicators (chlamydia (20) and gonorrhea (10062)) were updated with 2010 data.
• Eleven National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System indicators (10021 through 10032) were updated with 2010 data.
• Data for 2010 for the toxic chemical release indicator (105) for 2010 were added.
• Data for two air quality indicators from EPA (44 and 45) were replace with better estimates through 2006.
• The indicator on the proportion of person < 65 without health insurance (23) at the county level was updated with 2010 data.
• Several indicators from Census including population density (10001), median household income (10003), and estimated proportion of all persons (10004) and children (36) below the poverty line were updated with data through 2010.

The following indicators were modified substantially:

• Primary care physician rate (25) was dropped due to concerns about the validity of the computed estimates.
• Children with special health care needs who have access to a medical home (1154) is now measured using the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
• Number of days the Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeds 100 (665) now is weighted by the population and the AQI.

The following new indicators have been added:

• Central line-associated bloodstream infections (851)
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (852)
• Stroke awareness: symptoms and importance of calling 9-1-1 (887)
• Stroke awareness: symptoms (888)
• Stroke awareness: importance of calling 9-1-1 (889)
• Sweetened beverages not offered: schools (10065)
• Fruit/vegetable availability required: school districts (10066)