America’s Health Rankings 2021 Senior Report highlights the pre-COVID public health realities and identifies the areas where California is doing well, while also showing where the state is facing challenges related to the health of older adults. United Health Foundation’s latest edition of its America’s Health Rankings: Senior Report aims to paint a clear picture of the overall health and well-being of our nation’s seniors.
Understanding the health of our nation’s seniors is especially important as our country continues to respond to COVID-19, America’s Health Rankings highlights 49 measures of population health, examining the impact that social, economic and environmental factors have on overall health. The report was developed in partnership with the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA).
Dr. Rhonda Randall, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, breaks down key findings of the report and sheds some light on California’s strengths and challenges when it comes to our seniors’ health.