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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
- High flu vaccination coverage
- Low percentage of low-care nursing home residents
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
Challenges
- High prevalence of frequent mental distress
- High prevalence of food insecurity
- Low percentage of quality nursing home beds
Highlights
- In the past year, SNAP reach increased 11% from 61.4% to 68.2% of adults ages 65+ in poverty.
- In the past year, preventable hospitalizations decreased 10% from 56.7 to 51.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
- In the past 2 years, hip fractures decreased 22% from 8.3 to 6.5 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
- In the past 3 years, food insecurity increased 17% from 15.7% to 18.4% of adults ages 60+.
- In the past 3 years, hospice care use increased 55% from 34.3% to 53.0% of decedents ages 65+.

