Understanding Health Disparities among New York City's Five Counties

Health E-News	February 17, 2010
Understanding Health Disparities among New York City's Five Counties Background and Updates from the New York City Health Department In a report issued today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks counties on various measures of health. As expected, the findings show significant health disparities among counties in most states, including New York. Whether counties are ranked by "health outcomes" (rates of illness and death) or by "health factors" (characteristics that influence health), counties with large minority populations and high rates of poverty consistently rank as less healthy. Among New York City's five counties (boroughs), Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island rank relatively high among the 62 counties in New York State. Brooklyn and the Bronx rank at or near the bottom. Learn more...