Rankings included in this year’s Senior Report are derived from 35 measures across five categories of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, behaviors, clinical care and health outcomes.
The United Health Foundation report ranks Arizona low risk in terms of social isolation and considers high hospice care use...Arizona News
In Arizona, premature deaths (those under age 75) spiked 26% between 2019 and 2020. Other key issues include high racial disparity in premature death rates and the low prevalence of a dedicated healthcare provider.
The report highlighted improvements in Arizona, including a 21% decrease in adults who smoke cigarettes between...News
Last week, America's Health Rankings, an analytic platform arm of the UnitedHealth Foundation, published its' annual Health of Women and Children Report, which focuses on health challenges experienced specifically by women and children.
The report found that mental and behavioral health concerns have risen sharply over the past...Arizona News
Arizona dropped 7 rankings between 2013 and 2019 in the United Health Foundation’s annual America’s Health Rankings Senior Report, with social seclusion cited by advocates as one of the biggest reasons for the change.
With Arizona’s ever-rising senior population, and the national population of seniors expected to double by...Arizona News
Over the past five years, Arizona has experienced a perpetual decrease in senior health, according to America’s Health Rankings. It has since fallen 13 points, 18thin the country in 2013 and in the past year alone declining eight points, tying with Florida for 31st.
Difficulties for improvement arise from a low Supplemental...Arizona News
Results for Arizona are mixed.
Arizona ranks 31st overall, down two spots from 2016 in the America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report.
Some Arizona State Highlights:
*In the past two years, children in poverty decreased 19%, from 28.5% to 23.1% of children
*In the past five years, obesity increased 16%, from 25.1% to 29.0%...