New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease

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    New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease outbreak, GA, NJ and NE least prepared

A report released recently by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), finds that a majority of states (32) score 5 or lower out of 10 key indicators of policies and capabilities to protect against infectious disease threats.

The report is titled, Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases, and can be found here in it’s entirety.

Three states tied for the lowest score, achieving two out of 10 possible indicators – Georgia, Nebraska and New Jersey.

The report and state-by-state materials are available on TFAH’s website at www.healthyamericans.org. The report was supported by a grant from RWJF.

Score Summary: 

A full list of all of the indicators and scores and the full report are available on TFAH’s website.  For the state-by-state scoring, states received one point for achieving an indicator or zero points if they did not achieve the indicator.  Zero is the lowest possible overall score, 10 is the highest.  The data for the indicators are from publicly available sources or were provided from public officials.

8 out of 10: New Hampshire

7 out of 10: Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington

6 out of 10: California, Colorado, D.C., Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia

5 out of 10: Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin

4 out of 10: Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah and West Virginia

3 out of 10: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming

2 out of 10: Georgia, Nebraska and New Jersey

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/new-hampshire-most-prepared-for-infectious-disease-outbreak-ga-nj-and-ne-least-prepared-50259/

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	New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease outbreak, GA, NJ and NE least prepared A report released recently by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), finds that a majority of states (32) score 5 or lower out of 10 key indicators of policies and capabilities to protect against infectious disease threats. The report is titled, Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases, and can be found here in it’s entirety. Three states tied for the lowest score, achieving two out of 10 possible indicators – Georgia, Nebraska and New Jersey. The report and state-by-state materials are available on TFAH’s website at www.healthyamericans.org. The report was supported by a grant from RWJF. Score Summary: A full list of all of the indicators and scores and the full report are available on TFAH’s website. For the state-by-state scoring, states received one point for achieving an indicator or zero points if they did not achieve the indicator. Zero is the lowest possible overall score, 10 is the highest. The data for the indicators are from publicly available sources or were provided from public officials. 8 out of 10: New Hampshire 7 out of 10: Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington 6 out of 10: California, Colorado, D.C., Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia 5 out of 10: Alaska, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin 4 out of 10: Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah and West Virginia 3 out of 10: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming 2 out of 10: Georgia, Nebraska and New Jersey http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/new-hampshire-most-prepared-for-infectious-disease-outbreak-ga-nj-and-ne-least-prepared-50259/
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