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County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Firearm Fatalities*

Number of deaths due to firearms per 100,000 population.
County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Flu Vaccinations

Percentage of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees who had an annual flu vaccination.
County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Food Environment Index

Index of factors that contribute to a healthy food environment, from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).
County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Food Insecurity*

Percentage of population who lack adequate access to food.
County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Frequent Mental Distress*

Percentage of adults reporting 14 or more days of poor mental health per month (age-adjusted).
County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Frequent Physical Distress*

Percentage of adults reporting 14 or more days of poor physical health per month (age-adjusted).
Podcast

From public goods to private and profitable property

The idea of collective action for the common good has slowly given way in this country to private and for-profit … by design. If we’re going to improve health and health equity for everyone, we have to understand the shift away from the things once considered sacred public goods (i.e., public schools, transportation, infrastructure, and investment in all communities). In this episode, we talk with author Donald Cohen, who recently published The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back, to find out how we got here and how we can return to a mindset of social solidarity.

County Health Rankings Model (Measure)

Gender Pay Gap*

Ratio of women's median earnings to men's median earnings for all full-time, year-round workers, presented as
County Health Rankings Model (Health Factor Area)

Health Behaviors

Health behaviors are health-related practices, such as diet and exercise, that can improve or damage the health of individuals or community members. Health behaviors are determined by the choices available in the places where people live, learn, work and play.