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Powering narrative change through partnerships

In 2021, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps joined with Human Impact Partners to build a health equity narrative infrastructure. Together, we started Narratives for Health to help public health, health care and community organizations accelerate change for health, equity and racial justice.

County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Premature Death

Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted).
County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Preventable Hospital Stays

Rate of hospital stays for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions per 100,000 Medicare enrollees.
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Public-Private Partnerships: A Commitment to Improve Health

Public-private partnerships play a critical role in mobilizing community health through building, enhancing, and sustaining county policies and programs. During a panel discussion at the National Association of Counties (NACo) Roadmaps to Health Forum held in Madison, Wisconsin, participants were able to examine that role with panelists...

County Health Rankings Model (Health Factor Area)

Quality of life

Quality of life underscores the importance of physical, mental, social and emotional health throughout the life course. Quality of life reflects internal conditions, such as perceived health, life satisfaction and self-esteem. Quality of life also includes external aspects that enable people to live well, such as environmental and housing quality and community safety. Quality of life data tell us how people assess their overall well-being. Self-assessed health correlates with actual health outcomes. Health-related quality of life focuses on how a person’s health impacts their ability to live a full life.