Introduction 57 2021 Sustainability Report A Modern, High-Performing Health System Our People and Culture Environmental Health Responsible Business Practices Performance Data We leverage data that provides valuable insights on the nation’s health to drive advancements in the health system. America’s Health Rankings, produced by the United Health Foundation, is the longest-running state-by-state analysis of the nation’s health. The data provides an objective measurement of each state’s strengths, areas of opportunity, and important insights into health differences among populations, including adults 65 and over, women of reproductive age, infants and children, and those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. This distinctive platform has garnered support from the American Public Health Association and the CDC Foundation, among others, and has been used by policymakers, community leaders and health officials to better understand the specific health concerns in their own communities. In 2021, AHR released its inaugural Health Disparities Report to document the breadth, depth and persistence of health disparities across the nation, and to provide objective national and state data to inform action for advancing health equity. Building on 31 years of data and reporting, the report highlights the constant and changing contours of disparities across educational attainment, gender, geography, race and ethnicity. Insights to improve our nation’s health “The America’s Health Rankings Health Disparities Report provides a unique, data-driven analysis that identifies disparities not only according to race and ethnicity, but also gender, geography and education level. Through new analyses, this report provides public health officials and lawmakers with state-specific findings on their state’s largest disparities so they can plan better strategies to address them.” Judy Monroe , MD, president and CEO, CDC Foundation