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Explore county-level data on factors like living alone, disability and poverty that can compound to put older adults at risk of social isolation.

Explore how America’s Health Rankings® tools can help state leaders understand how sustained progress in certain measures of well-being translate into improvements in population health over time, using the example of Maryland — the state whose ranking has improved the most over three decades of America’s Health Rankings.

Explore how Birth Detroit, a United Health Foundation grant partner, is addressing the city’s needs as Detroit’s first community-based birth center.

Explore how the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, a United Health Foundation grant partner, is improving cervical cancer screening rates among various communities in Louisiana.

Promoting and protecting America’s health is a shared mission that unites public health professionals, policymakers and community leaders across the country.

Learn more about how River Valley Health, a United Health Foundation grant partner, is addressing high rates of chronic conditions among older adults in rural Tennessee.

The America’s Health Rankings model provides a state-by-state view of health and wellness, revealing important opportunities for rural populations.

Explore how older adults living in rural and metropolitan areas differ on key measures of health.

Grounding their work in America’s Health Rankings data, Kansas Health Foundation has led progress in reducing food insecurity to better all Kansans’ health.