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The United Health Foundation is pleased to release the America’s Health Rankings® 2025 Senior Report, which examines 55 measures of health from 24 distinct data sources to present a comprehensive overview of the health and well-being of the nation’s older adults.

The United Health Foundation is proud to release data and State Summaries from the America’s Health Rankings 2024 Annual Report. As the longest running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis, the 35th edition features 88 measures that span five categories of health and well-being. Data are available in the Explore Data

The United Health Foundation is proud to release the America’s Health Rankings® 2024 Health of Women and Children Report which examines 123 measures of health from 33 data sources to provide a holistic understanding of the health of these populations and track trends over time. This year’s Health of Women and Children Report finds that

The United Health Foundation is proud to release the America’s Health Rankings® 2024 Senior Report, which examines 52 measures of health from 24 distinct data sources to present a comprehensive overview of the health and well-being of the nation’s older adults. The United Health Foundation, a longstanding champion of public health and Healthy People 2030

The United Health Foundation, in partnership with the American Public Health Association, presents the 2023 Annual Report. Building on the America’s Health Rankings® platform’s longstanding commitment to better understand the comprehensive health and well-being of the nation, the report analyzes the latest data encompassing 87 measures from 28 distinct data sources. This year’s Annual Report

The United Health Foundation is proud to present the 2023 Health of Women and Children Report. Building on the America’s Health Rankings® platform’s longstanding commitment to better understand the comprehensive health and well-being of women of reproductive age and children, the report analyzes the latest data encompassing 122 measures from 34 distinct data sources. This

The United Health Foundation is proud to release the 2023 Senior Report, which provides a portrait of the health and well-being of older adults across the United States. Analyzing 52 measures from 22 data sources, the report features successes and challenges — including both some long-term trends that have reversed and some that persist —

The United Health Foundation, in partnership with the American Public Health Association, is pleased to present the 2022 special edition of the Annual Report — the America’s Health Rankings® platform’s broadest portrait to date of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, analyzing more than 80 measures at the national and state levels to understand the effects of

The 6th edition of America’s Health Rankings® Health of Women and Children Report shines a light on the health challenges faced by the nation’s women and children. The report builds on United Health Foundation’s commitment to support better health and encourages others to join in building healthier communities. Visit the Health of Women and Children

Since 2016, America’s Health Rankings has examined important differences in the health of those who have served in the U.S. military compared with those who have not. The Health of Those Who Have Served Report continues to identify profound differences between those who have and have not served across health behaviors, social and economic factors, clinical care and health outcomes.

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social & economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social & economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: social & economic factors, physical environment, clinical care

Impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), started circulating in December of 2019 and rapidly evolved into a global pandemic.1,2 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1,047,000 lives across the U.S. as of September 14,

America’s Health Rankings® is built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The America’s Health Rankings model, shown below, includes four drivers, or determinants of health: behaviors, social & economic factors, physical environment and

America’s Health Rankings® is built on the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The model’s behaviors, community & environment, policy and clinical care categories reflect the personal, social and environmental factors that influence the health

America’s Health Rankings® is built on the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The model’s behaviors, community & environment, policy and clinical care categories reflect the personal, social and environmental factors that influence the health

America’s Health Rankings® was built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes, with determinants accounting for three-quarters and outcomes accounting for one-quarter of

America’s Health Rankings® was built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes, with determinants accounting for three-quarters and outcomes accounting for one-quarter of

America’s Health Rankings® and America’s Health Rankings® Senior Report were built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes, with determinants accounting for three-quarters

America’s Health Rankings® Health of Women and Children Report was built upon the WHO definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes. A health outcomes category and four categories

America’s Health Rankings® was built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes. A health outcomes category and four categories of health determinants are

America’s Health Rankings® and America’s Health Rankings® Health of Women Who Have Served Report were built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health—Behaviors, Clinical Care, Policy, and

America’s Health Rankings® and America’s Health Rankings® Senior Report were built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes, with determinants accounting for three-quarters

America’s Health Rankings® was built upon the World Health Organization definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes. A health outcomes category and four categories of health determinants are

America’s Health Rankings® Model of Health America’s Health Rankings® Health of Women and Children Report was built upon the WHO definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes. A

America’s Health Rankings® and America’s Health Rankings® Senior Report were built upon the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Our model reflects that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes, with determinants accounting for

Data, Then Action While the bulk of this book is about data, the America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report is all about action. It’s about going beyond where your state is in the rankings to where it could be. It’s about using the data to investigate why your state fell or rose in the rankings, and