How do I cite county health rankings?
The following citation should accompany any contents or graphics if used: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2022. www.countyhealthrankings.org.
What is a health ranking?
The County Health Rankings are based on a conceptual model of population health that includes both Health Outcomes (length and quality of life) and Health Factors (determinants of health). Health Outcomes include two sub-areas: Length of life and Quality of life.
What are the four criteria making up health determinant rankings?
The County Health Rankings model Health factors are divided amongst four components thought to be modifiable determinants of the future health of a county. They include health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment.
What provides state by state county level data on various health indicators?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) offers county-level data for selected states via HCUPnet, with data on all hospital stays, diagnosis/procedure, and quality indicators.
How do you cite America’s Health Rankings in APA?
Suggested Citation: America’s Health Rankings analysis of America’s Health Rankings composite measure, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, Accessed 2022.
Where does the U.S. rank in health?
Overall Ranking of Health Care System Performance in 11 Industrialized Nations
| Country | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Norway | 7 |
| France | 9 |
| Canada | 10 |
| United States | 11 |
Where does the U.S. rank in Healthcare 2020?
Best Healthcare in the World 2022
| Country | LPI 2020 Ranking | CEO World Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 30 |
| Japan | 19 | 5 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 2 |
| Estonia | 21 | 32 |
What is the purpose of comparing county data to the top performers?
Comparing a county value to the Top US performers value (10% of the nation’s counties are doing better than this value for this measure) can provide information about how well the county is doing in the context of the nation.
What are the key determinants of health?
The determinants of health include:
- the social and economic environment,
- the physical environment, and.
- the person’s individual characteristics and behaviours.
What indicators address the health of a community?
For example, the categories of measures for the National Civic League’s (1993) Healthy Community Indicators include health, family income, housing and homelessness, food assistance, child care, education, youth employment, transportation, public safety, and environmental issues.
What are community health Status Indicators?
The indicators address chronic and infectious diseases, birth characteristics or outcomes, causes of death, environmental health, availability of health services, behavioral risk factors, vulnerable populations, summary measures of health (health-related quality of life, life expectancy, and all-cause mortality).