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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 four- and five-star nursing home beds
- High percentage of able-bodied seniors
- High SNAP enrollment
Challenges
- Low percentage of volunteerism
- Low community support expenditures
- High preventable hospitalization rate
Highlights
- In the past year, four- or five-star rated nursing home beds increased 21% from 54.0% to 65.2% of certified nursing home beds
- In the past four years, suicide increased 66% from 6.4 to 10.6 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+
- In the past four years, falls increased 11% from 24.4% to 27.2% of adults ages 65+
- In the past two years, SNAP reach increased 6% from 105.7 to 112.2 participants per 100 adults ages 60+ in poverty
- In the past year, poverty decreased 12% from 10.3% to 9.1% of adults ages 65+
- In the past year, full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 14% from 13.8% to 11.9% of adults ages 65+

