Westchester Scores High in County Health Rankings

The seventh annual County Health Rankings have been released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, and for the sixth consecutive year, Putnam County ranks among the top five counties in New York State.

The rankings provide a snapshot of a community’s health and a starting point for investigating and discussing ways to improve health.

Saratoga County clocked in at No. 1.

Here's how the lower Hudson Valley counties rank in health outcomes:

3 Rockland

4 Putnam

5 Westchester

10 Dutchess

16 Ulster

23 Orange

29 Columbia

59 Greene

61 Sullivan

For more information on the 2015 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, visit the website.