3/16/18
by News Department on 03/16/18Schuylkill/Unhealthy...
Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill counties are among the least healthy in Pennsylvania.
According to the Republican Herald, the information comes from an annual report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
For health outcomes such as length of life and general health, Luzerne ranks 60th out of the state’s 67 counties, based on data in the ninth annual County Health Rankings, Carbon and Schuylkill counties are ranked just ahead of Luzerne, at 58th and 59th, respectively. Schuylkill County is ranked 63rd for length of life and 37th for quality of life with 15 percent of its residents having poor or fair health.
Statewide, Chester County is top-ranked, while Philadelphia is worst.
The rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
