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.

Podcast: New HHS Data Resource Can Help Improve Americans' Health

Bridget Booske, project director of the County Health Rankings, talks about the community health data forum convened earlier this summer by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Institute of Medicine.