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Our MissionOur ReportsOur Advisory CommitteesAdvisory CouncilAnnual Report Advisory CommitteeSenior Report Advisory CommitteeHealth of Women and Children Report Advisory Committee
Our Model and Methodology
IntroductionRanking MethodologyMeasures, Weights and DirectionMeasures Selection and ChangesData SourcesDisparity Measurement MethodologyAmerica’s Health Rankings provides an analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis by evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings.
The platform analyzes over 250 measures from more than 50 publicly available data sources to assess the nation’s health and well-being on a wide range of demographics including race and ethnicity, gender, education, age, disability status and income, among others. Data is based on public-use data sets, such as the U.S. Census and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the world’s largest, annual population-based telephone survey of over 400,000 people.
America’s Health Rankings releases three state health ranking reports annually. Each report provides a comprehensive look at the health of the population across the nation and on a state-by-state basis using a wealth of reputable data sources:
- The Annual Report is the longest-running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis. For over 35 years, America’s Health Rankings has analyzed a comprehensive set of data to provide a holistic view of the nation’s health.
- The Senior Report, now with over 10 years of data, presents a comparative look at the health of older adults.
- The Health of Women and Children Report, first published in 2016, focuses on children and women of reproductive age. This report emphasizes the population groups where health improvements can make generational differences.