Wyandotte County came in again at No. 99 on the County Health Rankings list in Kansas published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The list has Johnson County as the healthiest in the state, and Chautauqua County as the least healthy. Wyandotte County was No. 99 last year, and it has raised its ranking from even lower in some previous years.
The County Health Rankings are not just about physical health. They also include factors such as crime rates, education levels, incomes, children living in poverty, and housing.
“The County Health Rankings have demonstrated that some counties in Kansas have consistently enjoyed better health, while others have consistently struggled, and we see this once again in 2019,” said Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino, senior fellow with the Kansas Health Institute, in a news release. “However, we also know that there are longstanding inequities in health within counties. Even in counties that have historically enjoyed higher overall rankings, we see substantial differences in health — by race, by ethnicity, and by neighborhood. So, it is important to look beyond what is happening at just the county level.”
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