Statehealthfacts.org has recently added new and updated data on Health Coverage & Uninsured, Medicaid & SCHIP, Women’s Health, HIV/AIDS, and Demographics & the Economy. You can also view a list of all recent updates.
+ Children’s Health Information
Statehealthfacts.org now includes a children’s health section that offers customized fact sheets for each state, a directory of all children’s health topics on the site, and the latest children’s health research from KCMU and headlines from kaisernetwork.org.
+ Health Coverage & Uninsured
Health Insurance Status
Statehealthfacts.org has updated more than 50 health coverage topics to reflect a recent correction made by the U.S. Census Bureau to the March 2005 and 2006 Current Population Surveys. Health coverage data for key populations - the nonelderly, adults, children, and people living in poverty – have all been updated.
+ Medicaid & SCHIP
SCHIP Enrollment
Updated data on monthly SCHIP enrollment for June 2006 compiled by Health Management Associates from state enrollment reports for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured are now available for all states and the nation. Data are also available for the Change in Enrollment from June 2005 to June 2006 and for SCHIP Program Type by state.
+ Women’s Health
Preventive Health
Updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Survey Data are now available for mammogram rates in women 40 and older, 50 and older, and by race/ethnicity for 2006. Data are also available for Pap smear rates in women 18 and older and by race/ethnicity for 2006. Additionally, data are available for colorectal cancer screening rates in women for 2006, cholesterol screening rate among women in 2005, and percent of women visiting dentists or dental clinics in 2006.
+ Women’s Health Status
Updated data also from the CDC’s BRFSS survey are now available for the percent of women with high blood pressure and the percent of women with arthritis in 2005 for all states and the nation.
+ Abortion Statistics
Data from the CDC’s 2003 Abortion Surveillance Report have now been updated. The number of abortions, distribution of abortions by age, ratio of abortions to live births, abortions by out-of-state residents, and abortions by race are available for all states and the nation.
+ Eating Disorder and Depression Parity
New data from the National Women’s Law Center on Mandated Benefits in Private Insurance for Easting Disorder and Depression Parity are available for all states. Data are as of January 2004.
+ Breastfeeding Rates (NEW)
New data on breastfeeding rates at 6 and 12 months as well as exclusive breastfeeding rates are available from the CDC's National Immunization Survey for all states and the nation for 2005.
+ HIV/AIDS
HIV Testing and Reporting Policies
State-by-state requirements for HIV Anonymous/Confidential Testing and HIV Name Reporting from the CDC have been updated to May 2007.
+ Demographics and the Economy
Unemployment Rate
The latest unemployment rates for March 2007 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics have been added and are now available for all states and the nation.
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