Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core outcome is from the national average.
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All Outcomes: Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core outcome is from the national average.
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Outcomes represent what has already occurred, either through death, disease or missed days due to illness. In America's Health Rankings®, outcomes include prevalence of diabetes, number of poor mental or physical health days in last 30 days, health disparity, infant mortality rate, cardiovascular death rate, cancer death rate and premature death. Outcomes account for 25% of the final ranking.
Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core outcome is from the national average.
The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can affect
the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of its population,
efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.