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• Explore Commission reports and issue brief publications.
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• Find and compare data about your state.
• Calculate how many deaths could be averted in your county and
state if education levels were different.
Featured Resource
Reaching America’s Health Potential Among Adults: A State-by-State Look at Adult Health – the second Commission chartbook investigating health across social and economic groups – examines the differences in adults’ health based on their levels of education. Nationally and in each state there is a consistent and striking pattern: as levels of education rise, health improves..
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Charts
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Wyoming: Gaps in Adult Health Status
In Wyoming adult health status varies by level of educational attainment and by racial or ethnic group. Adults in less-advantaged groups typically experience worse health than those with greater advantages, but--at every educational level and in every racial or ethnic group--adults in Wyoming are not as healthy as they could be.
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Wyoming: Social Factors Affecting Adult Health
Health among adults is powerfully linked with social factors including household income, educational attainment and racial or ethnic group. View distributions of these three factors among adults in Wyoming.
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Wisconsin: Gaps in Adult Health Status
In Wisconsin adult health status varies by level of educational attainment and by racial or ethnic group. Adults in less-advantaged groups typically experience worse health than those with greater advantages, but--at every educational level and in every racial or ethnic group--adults in Wisconsin are not as healthy as they could be.
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Publications
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Reaching America's Health Potential Among Adults: A State-by-State Look at Adult Health
Reaching America’s Health Potential Among Adults: A State-by-State Look at Adult Health – the second Commission chartbook investigating health across social and economic groups – examines the differences in adults’ health based on their levels of education. Nationally and in each state there is a consistent and striking pattern: as levels of education rise, health improves.
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Poll Results
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National Survey: Health Challenges in the United States
Findings on perceived health differences in America.
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