Finding and Using Health Statistics

4. Finding Health Statistics Exercises

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps


The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings & Roadmaps is an interactive online application. It ranks the overall health status of almost every U.S. county. It offers access to measures of health outcomes like mortality and morbidity, and their determinants, such as health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.


Exercises

  1. According to the 2020 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report, the rates of adult obesity and sexually transmitted infections showed signs of worsening from 2010 - 2020. True or false? (Hint: Look under the sections for "Progress/Worsening in Health Factors.")


  1. Using the 2020 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report, what percentage of children lived in poverty in 2018? (Hint: Look under the section "A Closer Look: Income, Poverty, and Unemployment – Key Findings.")

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