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 MethodologyThis committee provided expertise and guidance in selecting measures and designing the America’s Health Rankings 2025 Senior Report.
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
Aaron Guest, PhD, MPH, MSW
Assistant Professor of Aging at the Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging
Arizona State University
Assistant Professor of Aging at the Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging
Arizona State University
Carol Irvin, PhD
Senior Fellow and Director of Research
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Senior Fellow and Director of Research
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Jennifer Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP
Immediate Past President, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Coordinator, Vanderbilt Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence
Immediate Past President, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Coordinator, Vanderbilt Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence
Sarah Milder, MPH
Managing Partner
Data Maven
Managing Partner
Data Maven
Rhonda Randall, DO
Senior Medical Advisor to the United Health Foundation
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual
Senior Medical Advisor to the United Health Foundation
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual
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
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