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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 percentage of low-care nursing home residents
- High flu vaccination coverage
- Low prevalence of falls
Challenges
- High prevalence of food insecurity
- Low percentage of four- and five-star nursing home beds
- High hip fracture hospitalization rate
Highlights
- In the past five years, home health care workers decreased 21% from 125.4 to 98.5 aides per 1,000 adults ages 75+
- In the past two years, excessive drinking increased 14% from 4.9% to 5.6% of adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, hip fractures decreased 23% from 8.3 to 6.4 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
- In the past year, food insecurity increased 15% from 18.0% to 20.7% of adults ages 60+
- In the past three years, SNAP reach increased 13% from 61.4 to 69.5 participants per 100 adults ages 60+ in poverty
- In the past four years, full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 14% from 21.0% to 18.1% of adults ages 65+

