[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: [COHP] NACCHO Commends RWJF and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute for 2011 County Health Rankings

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.>>> On 3/30/2011 at 8:37 AM, in message
<AANLkTikjTLHZVCR=C1MWN2KZ22gKwHXApN8yKZ8oCmjn at mail.gmail.com>,
"Sarah Kolo" <sk22 at georgetown.edu> wrote:
NACCHO Commends Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of
WisconsinPopulation Health Institute for 2011County Health Rankings

Washington, D.C. (March 30, 2011) * Today*s release of the 2011County
Health Rankings*the second annual set of reports to rank the overall
health of counties in all 50 states*by the University of Wisconsin
Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
provides U.S. counties with a useful tool for stimulating health
improvement nationwide. TheRankingshighlight the need for people and
organizations from all sectors of each county*public, private,
educational, non-profit, media or philanthropic*to work deliberately and
collaboratively to improve the public*s health through policies,
programs, and services.

*The nation*s local health departments are on the front lines of
protecting the public*s health. Unfortunately, no single agency can
address all of the health issues that people in our communities face
today,* said Robert M. Pestronk, executive director of the National
Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). *TheCounty
Health Rankingsare, and will continue to be, an excellent way for local
health departments to engage a wider spectrum of community partners to
improve the public*s health in their jurisdictions. Regardless of its
overall ranking, local health departments and community partners in
every community can use theRankingsto identify priority areas for
improvement and work together to solve them; whether they are health
behaviors, like smoking and obesity, or health equity factors, like
poverty and unemployment.*

NACCHO commends the release of the 50 state reports, which rank
counties within each state on how healthy people are and how long they
live. Counties are also are ranked on key factors that affect health
such as: smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care
providers, rates of high school graduation, rates of violent crime, air
pollution levels, unemployment rates, number of children living in
poverty and access to healthy foods. 
TheRankings, available atwww.countyhealthrankings.org (
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ ), includes a snapshot of each
county, and a color-coded map to allow users to compare each county*s
overall health ranking within its state. 
About the National Association of County and City Health Officials
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
represents the nation's 2,800 local governmental health departments.
These city, county, metropolitan, district and tribal departments work
every day to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in
their communities.
Contact:
Ariel Olson Surowidjojo
Burness Communications
(301) 280-5739
ariel at burnesscommunications.com 

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