PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks No. 11 in the nation in general well-being, according to a study by the Boston University School of Public Health in collaboration with digital health company Sharecare.
The Sharecare Community Well-Being Index 2021 state rankings report is a result of nearly 500,000 surveys, as well as other data analysis.
The Ocean State was outpaced by Massachusetts, which ranked No. 1 for the second year in a row, and Connecticut, which was ranked No. 8.
The annual index “measures well-being domains across physical, financial, social, community, and purpose, as well as social determinant domains across food access, resources, health care, economic security, and housing and transportation.”
As part of the study, states are also ranked on each individual metric.
Rhode Island ranked No. 1 in the nation for health care access and No. 5 for food access. Housing and transportation also received high rankings, while purpose, social, financial and community were in the bottom third.
The state’s lowest marks were in the areas of economic security and resource access, both of which were in the fourth quintile.
According to Sharecare, the “rankings reports have shown the impact of community, financial stability, physical health and community resources in driving people to achieve their greatest levels of health and well-being.”
The entire report can be found here.
Elizabeth Graham is a PBN contributing writer.
