Montgomery County Second in PA for Health Factors
The county is tops for social and economic factors, but fails under healthiness of the physical environment
Montgomery County is the overall fifth in health outcomes Pennsylvania out of 67 - two ahead of Bucks County and three behind Chester County - according to the 2012 County Health Rankings. It is also second in the state for health factors. According to a press release from Burness Communications, the rankings are "an annual check-up that highlights the healthiest and least healthy counties in every state, as well as those factors that influence health, outside of the doctor’s office." The County Health Rankings look at education rates, income levels, access to healthy foods, mortality rates, access to medical care and more. Rankings are conducted and compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood …
