Depending on the specifics being discussed it can sound like Oregon is way out in front or lagging terribly behind. Sometimes it’s because we’re being innovative, and sometimes it’s a reflection of the level of data that is available to measure changes in real time. There could be other reasons too, but this recent tool is provided by United Health Foundation, which was established by UnitedHealth Group in 1999.  You can review the report and its interactive website here.

Today, we at United Health Foundation are pleased to release the 22nd Edition of America’s Health Rankings®: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities. Published along with our partners at the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention, America’s Health Rankings provides the longest-running state-by-state analysis of our country’s health and the factors that affect it.