Health Briefs TV on the Top Five Healthiest Counties in the U.S.

U.S. News commissioned a set of rankings for the healthiest counties in the U.S. with assistance from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, which evaluates health data for the U.S. population as part of its County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program, a collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Below, Health Briefs lists the top five healthiest counties in the country.

As counties across the nation take a break from school, the nutritional needs of school age children will be considered. A part of this is to make sure that children have the right food in their bellies to help them stay awake and alert. The counties below top the list as those taking active steps to ensure America’s children are getting what they need:

1. Marin County, CA
2. Norfolk County, VA
3. Hunterdon County, NJ
4. Chittenden County, VT
5. Nassau County, NY

America’s 50 Healthiest Counties for Kids represents a national assessment on the health and environmental factors which affect the well-being of children younger than 18. Some of the results for the top five were: few lower birth rates, fewer deaths from injuries, fewer teen births and fewer children in poverty. Some counties utilize food pantries to deliver healthy snacks to schools located in lower income areas. To see how your home county is ranked, click here.

Health Briefs believes healthy kids are kids that will learn better in school.

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