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IntroductionThe Health of Tomorrow’s SeniorsFindingsTop and Bottom StatesChange in RankFuture PerspectiveCore MeasuresBehaviorsCommunity & Environment: MacroPolicyClinical CareOutcomesSupplemental MeasuresState Summaries
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of ColumbiaAppendixDescription of Core MeasuresDescription of Supplemental MeasuresMethodology2016 Model Development2016 Senior Health Advisory GroupThe TeamExecutive SummaryConclusionAmerica’s Health Rankings® Expansion
AlabamaAlaskaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingDistrict of ColumbiaAppendixDescription of Core MeasuresDescription of Supplemental MeasuresMethodology2016 Model Development2016 Senior Health Advisory GroupThe TeamExecutive SummaryConclusionAmerica’s Health Rankings® ExpansionAmerica’s Health Rankings® Senior Report—2016 Edition is funded entirely by United Health Foundation, a recognized 501(c)(3) organization.
Data contained within this document was obtained from and used with permission of:
- US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Administration on Aging, State Program Reports
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Nursing Home Compare
- US Department of Commerce
- US Census Bureau
- American Community Survey
- US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- American Geriatrics Society
- Brown University, Shaping Long Term Care in America Project
- The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser State Health Facts
- Improving Healthcare for the Common Good
- National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, The State of Senior Hunger in America 2013: An Annual Report
- Woods & Poole [1]
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[1] Senior population growth data are from Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., Washington, DC. Copyright 2015. Woods & Poole does not guarantee the accuracy of these data. The use of these data and the conclusion drawn from them are solely the responsibility of Arundel Metrics, Inc.