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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 prescription drug coverage
- High community support expenditures
- High percentage of seniors with dedicated provider
Challenges
- Low percentage of quality nursing home beds
- High ICU use in the last 6 months of life
- High rate of preventable hospitalizations
Highlights
- In the past year, smoking decreased 15% from 10.0% to 8.5% of adults ages 65+.
- In the past year, physical inactivity decreased 16% from 36.7% to 30.9% of adults ages 65+ in fair or better health.
- In the past 2 years, food insecurity decreased 23% from 15.3% to 11.8% of adults ages 60+.
- In the past 2 years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 18% from 69.7 to 57.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
- In the past 3 years, home health care increased 29% from 98.5 to 127.4 home health care workers per 1,000 adults ages 75+.

