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RWJF funding for CHR&R to end in 2026
Our primary funder, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has decided to end funding for County Health Rankings & Roadmaps next year. This means that the 2025 Annual Data Release will likely be our last.
See examples of Communities in Action
To help communities take action to improve health, we’ve added some new examples of communities’ experiences with implementing strategies listed in What Works for Health (WWFH) or key activities in our Roadmaps to Health...
See the Key Findings from our 2015 Rankings
Detailing how we rank, how our program helps communities improve health, and our new measures and data for 2015, the new County Health Rankings Key Findings Report is an overview of our latest release.
In this year’s report you’ll find:
The health of our nation’s counties, including where the top counties are for health...
Seeing is believing: Harnessing the power of maps to visualize health
The 2024 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps data are now available in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, an online collection of geographic information.
Sharing the Rankings and Roadmaps Message at the 2013 Making Cities Livable Conference
Recently, Angela Russell, a member of the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps team, presented at the 50th annual International Making Cities Livable conference entitled “Reshaping Suburbia into Complete Healthy Communities.” Presenting on the topic, “Health Begins Where You Live, Learn, Work, and Play,” Angela spoke to a diverse audience,...
Sheri Johnson (PhD)
Signs of Progress in Reversing Childhood Obesity Trends
Obesity – one of the many health factors measured in the County Health Rankings – continues to harm the health of communities throughout the country. What is equally alarming is the number of young children who are overweight or obese.
On July 9, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) hosted Signs of Progress Toward...
Snaps over claps: An old-new way to applaud
Viewers at our recent webinar, Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis, noticed something beyond the compelling dialogue: We added snaps in lieu of claps.