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IntroductionExecutive SummaryFindingsOverviewState RankingsSuccessesChallengesVariations in Mortality MeasuresVariations in the Number of Health Care Providers Between and Within StatesHealth EquityComparison with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development NationsCore MeasuresBehaviorsCommunity & EnvironmentPolicyClinical CareOutcomesSupplemental MeasuresBehaviorsCommunity & EnvironmentPolicyClinical CareOutcomesState SummariesAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingUS SummaryAppendixData Sources and MeasuresMethodology2017 Model DevelopmentScientific Advisory CommitteeThe TeamConclusion
The 2017 edition of America’s Health Rankings Annual Report is funded by United Health Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
Data for this report were obtained from and used with permission of:
American Dental Association
American Medical Association, special data request for information on active state licensed physicians provided by Redi-Data, Inc, September 19, 2017
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Measure of America, a project of the Social Science Research Council
Trust for America’s Health
U.S. Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
Health Resources & Services Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
World Health Organization
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