Milbank Memorial Fund Issues Report on State Population Health Strategies
The report analyzes three prominent state health scorecards to identify states that had significant, sustained improvements—verified in several of the scorecards—in one or more key population health outcome measures. Their findings show how Georgia and Florida reduced infant mortality rates and how Delaware and Iowa diminished the burden of chronic disease.
The insights into how leaders in these states improved population health are presented in two companion reports and a summary of the project and its findings. They describe a common pathway for public and private sector leaders—one that can be applied in different settings for different population health challenges...