Table of contents:
Our MissionOur ReportsOur Advisory CommitteesAdvisory CouncilAnnual Report Advisory CommitteeSenior Report Advisory CommitteeHealth of Women and Children Report Advisory CommitteeHealth of Those Who Have Served Report Advisory CommitteeHealth Disparities Report Advisory Committee
Our Model and Methodology
IntroductionRanking MethodologyMeasures, Weights and DirectionMeasures Selection and ChangesData SourcesDisparity Measurement MethodologyDennis P. Andrulis, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, University of Texas School of Public Health
Senior Consultant, Texas Health Institute
Associate Professor, University of Texas School of Public Health
Senior Consultant, Texas Health Institute
Soo Borson, MD
Co-Lead, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection of Dementia
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Keck USC School of Medicine
Professor Emerita of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Washington
Dementia Care Research and Consulting
Co-Lead, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection of Dementia
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Keck USC School of Medicine
Professor Emerita of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Washington
Dementia Care Research and Consulting
Julie Bynum, MD, MPH
Margaret Terpenning Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan
Associate Director, Health Policy & Research,
Geriatric Center Research Scientist, Institute of Gerontology
Margaret Terpenning Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan
Associate Director, Health Policy & Research,
Geriatric Center Research Scientist, Institute of Gerontology
Tom Eckstein, MBA
Retired Principal, Arundel Metrics, Inc.
Retired Principal, Arundel Metrics, Inc.
Alyssa Malinski Erickson
Vice President, United Health Foundation
Vice President, United Health Foundation
Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA, MA
Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Reem Ghandour, DrPH, MPA
Acting Director, Office of Epidemiology and Research, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
Acting Director, Office of Epidemiology and Research, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
Marjory Givens, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor (Clinical Health Sciences), Department of Population Health Sciences
Associate Director, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Senior Advisory, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Assistant Professor (Clinical Health Sciences), Department of Population Health Sciences
Associate Director, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Senior Advisory, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Marthe Gold, MD, MPH
Logan Professor Emerita, CUNY School of Medicine
Logan Professor Emerita, CUNY School of Medicine
David Huang, PhD, MPH, CPH (CDR, USPHS)
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis (NCHHSTP)
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis (NCHHSTP)
J.T. Lane, MPH
Senior Vice President, Population Health & Innovation
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Senior Vice President, Population Health & Innovation
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Glen P. Mays, PhD, MPH
Judson Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Judson Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Sarah Milder, MPH
Managing Partner, Data Maven
Managing Partner, Data Maven
Jane M. Pennington, MPH
Vice President, Communications and Employee Engagement, Optum
Vice President, Communications and Employee Engagement, Optum
Celeste Phillip, MD, MPH
Senior Public Health Advisor, Health & Medical Affairs, American Public Health Association
Professor of Public Health Practice, Meharry School of Global Health
Senior Public Health Advisor, Health & Medical Affairs, American Public Health Association
Professor of Public Health Practice, Meharry School of Global Health
Rhonda Randall, DO
Senior Medical Advisor to the United Health Foundation
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual
Senior Medical Advisor to the United Health Foundation
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN., FAANP
Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Associate Dean of Research and Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology
Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Associate Dean of Research and Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology
Kristin Shaw, MPH
Managing Partner, Data Maven
Managing Partner, Data Maven
Steven Teutsch, MD, MPH
Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
Adjunct Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
Adjunct Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Mylynn Tufte, RN, MBA, MSIM
Senior Director, Optum Health
Former State Health Official, North Dakota
Senior Director, Optum Health
Former State Health Official, North Dakota
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Chair of America’s Health Rankings Advisory Council
Professor of the Practice, Director of the Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership, Associate Dean for Practice
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair of America’s Health Rankings Advisory Council
Professor of the Practice, Director of the Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership, Associate Dean for Practice
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill