Data and Methods
Our Approach
The Rankings are based on a model of population health that emphasizes the many factors that, if improved, can help make communities healthier places to live, learn, work and play. Building on the work of America's Health Rankings, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has used this model to rank the health of Wisconsin’s counties every year since 2003.
To explore the elements of our model, you can click on any of the boxes below.
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Health Factors blah blah
Programs
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Mortality (length of life) 50% blah blah blah
Morbidity (quality of life) 50% blah blah blah
Health behaviors
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Clinical care
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Physyical
environment
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environment
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Rankings Methods
The County Health Rankings measure the health of nearly all counties in the nation and rank them within states. The Rankings are compiled using county-level measures from a variety of national and state data sources. These measures are standardized and combined using scientifically-informed weights.
economic factors
(40%)