United Health Foundation has just released the 26th America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report: A Call to Action for Individuals & Their Communities.

Some of the accomplishments in the nation's health they highlight includes:
- Smoking rates decreased 5 percent in the last year alone, from 19 to 18.1 percent of adults, and have declined 39 percent since 1990.
- Rates of sedentary behavior, or adults who reported no physical activity in the last 30 days, declined 11 percent from 25.3 percent to 22.6 percent of adults.
- Preventable hospitalizations declined 8 percent, from 62.9 to 57.6 discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

Some of the setbacks or challenges they list include:
- Drug deaths – including deaths from illegal drug use and prescription drug abuse – jumped 4 percent over the last year, from 13 to 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people.
- Self-reported obesity continues to rise, affecting 29.6 percent, a 2.5-fold increase since 1990 when just 11.6 percent of the population was obese.
- Self-reported diabetes also is increasing, affecting 10 percent of the population on average.
- Children living in poverty increased 6 percent, from 19.9 percent to 21.1 percent of children under 18 years of age.

Two Healthsprocket lists have been posted regarding America's Health Rankings listing of the healthiest states:

Top Five Healthiest States 2015 - America's Health Rankings
Bottom Five Healthiest States 2015 - America's Health Rankings