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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 hospice care use
- Low prevalence of obesity
Challenges
- Low home health care worker rate
- High percentage of ICU use
- Low percentage of volunteerism
Highlights
- In the past four years, smoking increased 20% from 8.7% to 10.4% of adults ages 65+
- In the past three years, community support increased 44% from $799 to $1,154 per adult ages 60+ in poverty
- In the past six years, food insecurity decreased 32% from 16.6% to 11.3% of adults ages 60+
- In the past year, home health care workers increased 15% from 27.9 to 32.2 aides per 1,000 adults ages 75+
- In the past two years, the percentage of adults ages 65+ with a dedicated health care provider decreased 3% from 95.5% to 92.6%
- In the past year, depression increased 36% from 11.8% to 16.0% of adults ages 65+

