What factors influence a person’s health outcomes?

PLACE MATTERS

The Louisville Metro Health Equity Report 2014 found clear differences in health based on income, race and neighborhood. Social determinants such as education, environment, and access to quality care factor in as well. As a result, there are certain neighborhoods within Louisville that suffer higher burdens of all types of health outcomes and risks than the Metro average.

THERE ARE CLEAR INDICATORS OF LENGTH AND QUALITY OF HEALTH DURING LIFE

Based on research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropic organization devoted to public health, we referenced a complex set of indicators, County Health Rankings, to better understand all that goes into health outcomes. These were evaluated and weighted based on their impact on health by a team of leading epidemiologists, and gave us a framework for how we could begin to address Louisville’s
specific challenges.