Self-reported general health, physical distress, mental distress, and activity limitation by US county, 1995-2012.
Laura Dwyer-LindgrenJohan P MackenbachFrank J van LentheAli H MokdadPublished in: Population health metrics (2017)
This analysis adds to the growing body of literature documenting large geographic disparities in health outcomes in the United States. Health metrics based on self-reports of health status can and should be used to complement other measures of population health, such as life expectancy, to identify high need areas, efficiently allocate resources, and monitor geographic disparities.