In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America released 10 recommendations to improve health outside of health care. The Commission is reconvening in June 2013 to identify what actions should be taken now to improve the health of all Americans. Additional information will be available soon at RWJF.org

America's Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?

  • America's Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?

    This chartbook, America's Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?, examines the health of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds in every state to document how healthy our nation's children are now and how healthy they could be if we as a nation were realizing our full health potential. Read the full report and the accompanying technical report below. 

    State Snapshots: Visit the state data section to download individual state snapshots for each state.

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    Technical Report  Download

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