Indicators of the Metroscape: Health Outcomes

Authors

Michael Burnham, Portland State UniversityFollow
Neba NoyanFollow

Published In

Metroscape

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2011

Subjects

Public health -- Oregon -- Statistics, Health indicators, Health behavior -- Oregon

Abstract

A brief analysis of the findings of a study performed by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Jonson Foundation that ranks more than 3,000 US counties in terms of health and longevity. Emphasis is on ranking for Oregon and southwestern Washington counties.

Description

Originally appeared in the Winter 2010 edition of Metroscape, published by the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16025

Recommended Citation

Burnham, Michael, and Neba Noyan (2011). "Indicators of the Metroscape: Health Outcomes," Summer 2011 Metroscape, pages 44-45.