Reports: Room for improvement in state's health

While Wisconsin's overall health is still better than most states, it's not improving as fast as some, according to a pair of studies released Wednesday. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute gave the state a B- for overall health, the same grade as its last report card three years ago. The state received a barely passing grade of D for health disparities. Meanwhile, the United Health Foundation ranked Wisconsin 20th in its annual "America's Health Rankings", the state's lowest ranking in the more than two decades the report's been published. Wisconsin fell seven spots from last year, the largest decline in the nation. (WHN, 12/12)