the county health rankings: from awareness to action sci 2010 annual meeting session on public...

The County Health Rankings:From Awareness to Action

SCI 2010 Annual MeetingSession on Public Health and Prevention

August 6, 2010Bridget Booske PhD, MHSA

• Overview of the County Health Rankings

• Examples of Rankings in Action

• Opportunities for Getting Involved

Rankings are everywhere

Overview of Rankings

• Rankings simplify complex data• Rankings serve as a hook• The media will cover Rankings• Rankings add context• They are the ENTRY point, not the END point

Overview of Rankings

Overview of Rankings

Programs and Policies

Health Factors

Health Outcomes

Health Factors

Programs and Policies

Health OutcomesMortality (length of life)

Morbidity (quality of life)

Unsafe sex

Alcohol use

Diet & exercise

Tobacco use

Access to care

Quality of care

Community safety

Education

Family & social support

Employment

Income

Built environment

Environmental qualityPhysical environment

Social & economic factors

Health behaviors

Clinical care

5% Community safety

10% Education

5% Family & social support

10% Employment

5% Built environment

5% Environmental quality

10% Income

5% Unsafe sex

5% Alcohol use

10% Diet & exercise

10% Tobacco use

10% Access to care

10% Quality of care

Physical environment

Social/econ. factors

Health behaviors

Clinical care

Health Factors

Programs and Policies

Health OutcomesMortality (length of life)

Morbidity (quality of life)

County Health Rankings model © 2010 UWPHI

30%

20%

40%

10%

50%

50%

www.countyhealthrankings.org

HEALTH OUTCOMES

HEALTH FACTORS

Rankings of Outcomes and Factors

Example of County Snapshot

INDIANA

Rankings in Action

ARKANSAS

Rankings in Action

OHIO

http://www.hpio.net/review/MATCH_Material.pdf

Rankings in Action

MICHIGAN

Rankings in Action

Opportunities to Get Involved

Take Action

Opportunities to Get Involved

What Can You Do?• Share the Rankings with key policy makers,

business leaders, and other key opinion leaders to encourage their engagement in efforts to improve community health

• Use the Rankings and resources on the “Take Action” website to lead evidence—based efforts in your community and/or state

• Encourage hospitals to build on the Rankings as they fulfill their PPACA community health needs assessment requirements

Opportunities to Get Involved

The MATCH Projectand the County Health Rankings

• The Wisconsin MATCH Team– Including Patrick Remington, David Kindig, Jessica

Athens, and Julie Willems Van Dijk• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

– Including Brenda Henry, Michelle Larkin, Jim Marks, Joe Marx, Pamela Russo

• Our Partners– Including CDC, NCHS, ASTHO, NACCHO, NNPHI,

Dartmouth Institute, 11-member Metrics Advisory Group.

For More Information

www.countyhealthrankings.org

Bridget BooskeCounty Health Rankings Project Director

University of WI Population Health InstituteMadison, WI

bbooske@wisc.edu608-263-1947