Medical Economics October 31, 2024
Key Takeaways
- SmileHub’s study ranked states on health and wellness using 23 metrics, focusing on medical costs, hospital quality, and public health funding.
- States were scored out of 100, with points from community health baselines, healthcare access, and personal health and wellness activities.
- Metrics included life expectancy, obesity, cancer rates, healthcare access, and personal health behaviors, revealing disparities in healthcare access and public health infrastructure.
- The study identified the 10 states with the poorest health and wellness scores, emphasizing the need for improved public health strategies.
Based on 23 key health metrics, SmileHub compiled nationwide rankings of health & wellness; these 10 states scored the highest.
As part of a nationwide study on health & wellness, SmileHub, a...
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