Senior health in South Carolina seemingly improved since last year, according to a recent report from America’s Health Rankings, the longest-running state-by-state assessment of the nation’s health, but some there are still some issues that the Palmetto State needs to face.
Every year, America’s Health Rankings releases a senior health report that evaluates each state using a comprehensive model built upon 56 measures of health and 25 data sources.
The 2026 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report showed progress in several areas of older adult health across the nation, such as the expansion of the workforce caring for older adults, improvements in preventive health behaviors and a continued decrease in early deaths…