The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors - ranging from health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment.

Selected Publications

County Health Rankings staff, collaborators, and others often feature the Rankings in peer-reviewed articles. References for a selection of these publications are listed below, with offsite links to either view or purchase these materials.

Peppard PE, Kindig DA, Dranger E, Jovaag A, Remington PL. Ranking community health status to stimulate discussion of local public health issues: the Wisconsin County Health Rankings. American Journal of Public Health. 2008 Feb;98(2):209-212. Epub 2008 Jan 2.

Kindig DA, Booske BC, Remington PL. Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH): metrics, incentives, and partnerships for population health. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Bilheimer LT. Evaluating metrics to improve population health. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Pestronk RM. Using metrics to improve population health. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Parrish RG. Measuring population health outcomes. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Asada Y. A summary measure of health inequalities for a pay-for-population health performance system. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Kottke TE, Isham GJ. Measuring health care access and quality to improve health in populations. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Lantz PM, Pritchard A. Socioeconomic indicators that matter for population health. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Mokdad AH, Remington PL. Measuring health behaviors in populations. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Jakubowski B, Frumkin H. Environmental metrics for community health improvement. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).

Brownson RC, Seiler R, Eyler AA. Measuring the impact of public health policy. Preventing Chronic Disease 2010;7(4).