The Northeast has some of the healthiest areas for kids in the U.S., according to a new study that evaluates health data of children across the country.
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In conjunction with U.S. News & World Report, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released the 2014-2105 rankings of America’s 50 Healthiest Counties for Kids. The groups conducted a county-level assessment of health and environmental factors that affect the well-being of children younger than 18. The factors they weighed in their rankings included items like fewer low-birth-weight babies and infant deaths, as well as the number of children with health insurance, the air quality, and access to medical care in a county.
The following are the top 15 counties that landed on this year’s Healthiest Counties for Kids:
- Marian County, Calif.
- Norfolk County, Mass.
- Hunterdon County, N.J.
- Chittenden County, Vt.
- Nassau County, N.Y.
- San Francisco County, Calif.
- Middlesex County, Mass.
- Somerset County, N.J.
- Morris County, N.J.
- Bergen County, N.J.
- San Mateo County, Calif.
- Hampshire County, Mass.
- Howard County, Md.
- Ozaukee County, Wis.
- Westchester County, N.Y.
Source: “America’s 50 Healthiest Counties for Kids,” U.S. News & World Report (June 16, 2014)
