Here are the population health stories that captured the attention of Becker's Hospital Review readers during the month of March.
1. CDC: 10 most important public health problems and concerns
The CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control updated its Prevention Status Reports, which ranks the biggest public health issues in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
2. Employers offer Apple Watches for $25 — but with some strings attached
Beginning this year, employees of biotech firm Amgen, medical group DaVita HealthCare Partners and insurance brokerage firm Lockton Cos., can buy an Apple Watch for just $25 — given they meet monthly fitness goals, according to The Wall Street Journal.
3. 8 of the worst counties in the US for residents' health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison published "2016 County Health Rankings," an annual list that compares U.S. counties on a number of different health measures.
4. Fewer than 3% of US adults are living a healthy lifestyle
Just 2.7 percent of American adults are living a healthy lifestyle — defined as eating a good diet, getting moderate exercise, having a recommended body fat percentage and being a nonsmoker — according to research from Oregon State University and the University of Mississippi.
5. How to adapt a community health worker model for outpatient settings
Recent research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found a community health worker model currently implemented at the health system could be adapted for outpatient settings as well in three steps.