WESTCHESTER COUNTY RANKS IN TOP SIX STATEWIDE
IN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND FACTORS.
(White Plains, NY) – Westchester ranked fourth out of 62 counties for health factors, and sixth for health outcomes, according to the County Health Rankings released by the national County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, said: “These rankings show we are making progress but have more work to do in collaboration with our community partners. COVID-19 and the struggles of the last few years have taken a toll on all of us, but we are committed to working together to improve health outcomes, the quality of life and health equity for all Westchester residents.”
The County moved up from fifth place to fourth place when measuring health factors, which are things that can be changed to improve the quality and length of life. Factors that affect our health include health behaviors, access to and quality of clinical care, social and economic factors such as education, employment, income, family and social support and community safety, air and water quality, housing and transit. Westchester’s ranking for health outcomes moved from fourth to sixth place in measuring how long and how well people live.
Westchester has ranked in the top 10 since 2011, when the rankings started.
When compared with the state, Westchester had lower rates of physical inactivity, obesity, teen births, motor vehicle crashes and chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease. Westchester also had higher rates of high school graduation and college attendance, and lower rates of children in poverty, violent crime and injury deaths.
Westchester County is working to improve health outcomes for African American and Hispanic residents.
The County rankings were developed by The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and are funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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