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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 frequent mental distress
- Low prevalence of food insecurity
- High percentage of four- and five-star nursing home beds
Challenges
- High prevalence of obesity
- Low percentage of hospice care use
- Low SNAP enrollment
Highlights
- In the past five years, home health care workers increased 69% from 73.7 to 124.9 aides per 1,000 adults ages 75+
- In the past year, four- or five-star rated nursing home beds increased 26% from 50.5% to 63.8% of certified nursing home beds
- In the past five years, obesity increased 32% from 24.4% to 32.1% of adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, poverty decreased 31% from 11.4% to 7.9% of adults ages 65+
- In the past four years, full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 20% from 17.1% to 13.6% of adults ages 65+
- In the past year, ICU use in the last six months of life increased 21% from 4.2% to 5.1% of decedents ages 65+

