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America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- Low prevalence of smoking
- Low percentage of children in poverty
- Low rate of cancer deaths
Challenges
- High rate of drug deaths
- Low immunization coverage among adolescents
- Lower number of primary care physicians
Highlights
- In the past year, physical inactivity increased 21% from 16.8% to 20.3% of adults.
- In the past year, Salmonella incidence increased 13% from 11.3 to 12.8 cases per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, HPV immunization among males ages 13 to 17 years increased 60% from 12.4% to 19.9%.
- In the past five years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 22% from 36.7 to 28.8 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past two years, disparity in health status by education increased 14% from 26.5% to 30.3%.

