New study ranks health by county

16 February 2010

Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released state-based city and county health rankings. The county-by-county rankings were developed to increase awareness of a number of factors that contribute to the health of communities, including clinical care access and quality, health-promoting behaviors, social and economic factors, and the physical environment. While each jurisdiction will receive a ranking, there is no comparison among the states, nor will there be one composite ranking.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) released this statement on the Virginia rankings.

To view the health rankings, visit the County Health Rankings Web site.