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.

The Toledo Blade: Northwest Ohio leaders gather to brainstorm community health ideas

State: 
Ohio

About 45 community leaders from throughout northwest Ohio Wednesday brainstormed ways to improve community health, the first step in involving businesses, educators, and others beyond county health departments.

The workshop at Bowling Green State University coincided with the release last month of the "2010 County Health Rankings" study. Lucas County was one of the unhealthiest counties statewide, while Wood County was one of the healthiest in the study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Publication Date: 
March 11, 2010