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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® ExpansionBehaviors
Education
Percentage of adults aged 65 and older with a college degree
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2014
Clinical Care
Overuse – Mammography
Percentage of female Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 and older who had at least one screening mammogram
Source: The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 2012
Overuse – PSA Test
Percentage of male Medicare beneficiaries aged 75 and older who received a screening PSA test
Source: The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 2012
Outcomes
Multiple Chronic Conditions
Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older with 4 or more chronic conditions
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2014
Cognition
Percentage of adults aged 65 and older who report having a cognitive difficulty
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2014
Depression
Percentage of adults aged 65 and older who were told by a health professional that they have a depressive disorder
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Behavioral Risk Surveillance Factor System, 2014
Suicide
Number of deaths due to intentional self-harm per 100,000 adults aged 65 and older
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, 2012-2014