The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute have released the 2016 report “County Health Rankings“. The annual report provides a snapshot of local health conditions by examining a variety of measures that examine individual health behaviors, education and jobs, quality of health care, and the environment. The top ten healthiest counties in Maryland are as follows:
- Montgomery
- Howard
- Carroll
- Frederick
- Harford
- Queen Anne’s
- Calvert
- Talbot
- Anne Arundel
- St. Mary’s
Montgomery County Executive Leggett voiced his thoughts on the county receiving the highest health ranking in Maryland:
“I am proud of our standing as one of the healthiest counties in Maryland,” said County Executive Ike Leggett. “There are lots of factors that figure in to this. I look forward to building on what we have done and working more on areas that still need improvement.”
