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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 percentage of HAI reporting policies
- High percentage of able-bodied seniors
- Low prevalence of smoking
Challenges
- Low community support expenditures
- High prevalence of physical inactivity
- Low home health care worker rate
Highlights
- In the past year, four- or five-star rated nursing home beds increased 12% from 41.5% to 46.4% of certified nursing home beds
- In the past year, poverty increased 12% from 7.3% to 8.2% of adults ages 65+
- In the past two years, low-care nursing home residents decreased 14% from 7.4% to 6.4% of residents
- In the past four years, falls increased 22% from 23.4% to 28.6% of adults ages 65+
- In the past four years, suicide increased 16% from 11.8 to 13.7 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 22% from 9.2% to 7.2% of adults ages 65+

