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Slide Presentation by Tanika Spates, M.P.H. posted at
           The Prevention Prescription Blog
           April 27, 2010


A Sampling of County Rankings in America as
Presented by the University of Wisconsin and the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at
www.countyhealthrankings.org
HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
Lamar County, Mississippi:
My New Home County
 Ranks 3 out of 81 counties in Mississippi
 Not bad, but the adult obesity rate is still 32%
  (compared with 33% for the state)

 25% uninsured adults (20% in state)!

 The higher rating may be related to having a
  better rate of primary care providers, 184 (88
  state)
Beaver County, Pennsylvania:
My Childhood Home County
 Ranks 44 of 67 in the state of Pennsylvania;
  I am not at all surprised. It was growing up
  here that drew me to public health.

 One issue that stuck out for me, when I was
  12, was noticing that some of my
  neighborhood friends were getting pregnant,
  at around 12 years old. If teen pregnancy is
  still high, that may be one factor in the low-
  birth weight rate of 7.9% (8.1% state)
The site
      offers
some resources
 for improving
 your county’s
      health
    outcomes;
Though it is a
  complicated
  system, you
should not let
 yourself feel
 overwhelmed.
   Choose the
    area that
 feels like a
 good fit for
 you and start
      there!
For Example:

 A link to The Convergence Partnership
  (http://www.convergencepartnership.org/site/c.f
  hLOK6PELmF/b.3917607/k.BB87/News_and_Res
  ources.htm#CivicEngagement) leads to a
  number of other resources, such as:

  The Praxis Project: Resources for capacity
  building to effect policy change; Offers a
  Learning Circle that includes local trainings and
  even webinars, among many other resources!
  http://www.thepraxisproject.org/capacity.html

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How Healthy Is Your County 04.27.2010

  • 1. Slide Presentation by Tanika Spates, M.P.H. posted at The Prevention Prescription Blog April 27, 2010 A Sampling of County Rankings in America as Presented by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at www.countyhealthrankings.org HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
  • 2. Lamar County, Mississippi: My New Home County  Ranks 3 out of 81 counties in Mississippi  Not bad, but the adult obesity rate is still 32% (compared with 33% for the state)  25% uninsured adults (20% in state)!  The higher rating may be related to having a better rate of primary care providers, 184 (88 state)
  • 3. Beaver County, Pennsylvania: My Childhood Home County  Ranks 44 of 67 in the state of Pennsylvania; I am not at all surprised. It was growing up here that drew me to public health.  One issue that stuck out for me, when I was 12, was noticing that some of my neighborhood friends were getting pregnant, at around 12 years old. If teen pregnancy is still high, that may be one factor in the low- birth weight rate of 7.9% (8.1% state)
  • 4. The site offers some resources for improving your county’s health outcomes; Though it is a complicated system, you should not let yourself feel overwhelmed. Choose the area that feels like a good fit for you and start there!
  • 5. For Example:  A link to The Convergence Partnership (http://www.convergencepartnership.org/site/c.f hLOK6PELmF/b.3917607/k.BB87/News_and_Res ources.htm#CivicEngagement) leads to a number of other resources, such as: The Praxis Project: Resources for capacity building to effect policy change; Offers a Learning Circle that includes local trainings and even webinars, among many other resources! http://www.thepraxisproject.org/capacity.html