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This Year’s Rankings Explore Severe Housing Cost Burden and Health
The County Health Rankings show us that the where we live makes a difference in how well and how long we live. Our health is influenced by many things—a good job, a quality education, and safe places to play—and all of these factors are linked to where we live: our home.
A safe, secure, and affordable place to call home is the foundation for good health and well-being....
This Year’s Rankings Show Differences in Health and Opportunity by Place and Race
For nearly a decade, our annual County Health Rankings have shown that where we live makes a difference in how well and how long we live. This year, our analyses find that meaningful health gaps persist not only by place, but also by race and ethnicity.
These gaps are largely influenced by differences in opportunities – from a lack of access to quality health care to a lack of safe,...
This year’s webinar series covers ways to work in solidarity
This year’s webinars will cover themes such as loneliness and isolation, the injustice of poverty, democracy, the criminal justice system, healthy aging supports and disability rights.
Tobacco cessation contests
Encourage participants to quit using tobacco by a set date or during a specific time period and give successful participants a chance to win financial rewards or other prizes; often called Quit & Win contests
Tobacco cessation therapy affordability
Reduce patients’ out-of-pocket costs for tobacco cessation therapies such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cessation counseling participation
Tobacco marketing restrictions
Limit promotion, placement, flavoring, or pricing of tobacco products via regulation
Tobacco quitlines
Deliver phone-based counseling to tobacco users who want to quit, usually with follow-up calls proactively scheduled after initial contact
Tobacco retailer licensing
Require retailers to purchase licenses to sell tobacco products; retailers must follow all tobacco control laws to keep licenses