Amador County – Dr. Bob Hartmann, Amador County Public Health Officer, elaborated Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors on a recent national study ranking Amador County as 20th healthiest in California. The study, undertaken by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examined all counties in the United States, measuring each county using national benchmarks. 56 out of 58 counties in California were included. Hartmann said the ranking is “pretty darn good for a small county.” The ranking is based on the average between two categories: Health Outcomes, which include mortality and morbidity, and Health Factors, which include behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors and the physical environment. Hartmann said Amador’s best rankings is in morbidity, a broad measure which represents quality of life, where the county ranked 4th; and clinical care, where the county ranked 12th. He said “counties that have a lot of money like Marin and El Dorado” generally ranked higher overall. Calaveras County ranked slightly lower than Amador in most categories. He said the greatest area for improvement is Health Behaviors, in which Amador ranked 39. He said this category measures obesity, smoking, alcohol use and unsafe sex. “We need to develop more effective prevention strategies to improve these factors,” said Hartmann. Supervisor Ted Novelli echoed the sentiments of the board and thanked Hartmann for his report and “diligence in serving Amador County.” Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Health Officer Dr. Bob Hartmann Comments on a Recent Study
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Amador County – Dr. Bob Hartmann, Amador County Public Health Officer, elaborated Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors on a recent national study ranking Amador County as 20th healthiest in California. The study, undertaken by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examined all counties in the United States, measuring each county using national benchmarks. 56 out of 58 counties in California were included. Hartmann said the ranking is “pretty darn good for a small county.” The ranking is based on the average between two categories: Health Outcomes, which include mortality and morbidity, and Health Factors, which include behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors and the physical environment. Hartmann said Amador’s best rankings is in morbidity, a broad measure which represents quality of life, where the county ranked 4th; and clinical care, where the county ranked 12th. He said “counties that have a lot of money like Marin and El Dorado” generally ranked higher overall. Calaveras County ranked slightly lower than Amador in most categories. He said the greatest area for improvement is Health Behaviors, in which Amador ranked 39. He said this category measures obesity, smoking, alcohol use and unsafe sex. “We need to develop more effective prevention strategies to improve these factors,” said Hartmann. Supervisor Ted Novelli echoed the sentiments of the board and thanked Hartmann for his report and “diligence in serving Amador County.” Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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