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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 physical distress
- Low prevalence of insufficient sleep
- Low prevalence of food insecurity
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- Low community support expenditure
- Low prevalence of seniors with a dedicated health care provider
Highlights
- Seniors who avoided care due to cost increased 16% in the past year from 3.8% to 4.4% of adults ages 65+
- Low-care nursing home residents decreased 17% in the past year from 15.4% to 12.8% of residents
- Flu vaccination coverage decreased 10% in the past five years from 66.0% to 59.1% of adults ages 65+
- Food insecurity decreased 13% in the past three years from 10.2% to 8.9% of adults ages 60+
- Multiple chronic conditions increased 13% in the past five years from 27.6% to 31.2% of Medicare enrollees ages 65+
- Teeth extractions decreased 23% since 2014 from 12.0% to 9.3% of adults ages 65+

