Westchester Ranks No. 6 in State for Residents' Health

Editor’s note: The county’s ranking was incorrect in the original headline of this article. Patch regrets the error.

Westchester County ranks among the top counties in New York in terms of personal and public health, according to this year’s study by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

While the county clocked in at No. 6 overall, it scored highest in Health Behaviors, according to The 2015 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps.

Physical Environment factors held the county back—chiefly the length of a solitary commute to and from work, but also housing and drinking water.

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