2012 County Health Rankings set for release on April 3

On Tuesday April 3, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute will release their annual County Health Rankings. The initiative began at UW in 2004, measuring only Wisconsin. It soon gained the attention of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, however, and with their help spread to all 50 states. Wisconsin Health News recently caught up with the project directors - Dr. Pat Remington and Bridget Catlin - to talk about this year's rankings. In a wide-ranging interview, the UW leaders discussed their decision to rank the counties by state, pushback they've received from 'unhealthy' counties, and a shot out on Saturday Night Live. (WHN, 3/30)