For Seventh Year In A Row, Marin County Ranked Healthiest In California
However Marin, in the rankings that compare more than 30 factors affecting health, earned its lowest ranking, No. 13, in the category of physical environment.
The Marin Independent Journal:
Marin Continues Its Reign As The Healthiest County In California
Continuing its winning streak, Marin County was ranked as the healthiest county in California for the seventh consecutive year in a new report released Tuesday. The rankings, done by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, compare counties on more than 30 factors that influence health including length of life, quality of life, health behaviors, access to health care, socioeconomic factors and physical environment. (Halstead, 3/16)
Meanwhile, in San Bernardino, officials use lessons they've learned to improve emergency response time —
The San Bernadino Sun:
How Emergency Responders Are Getting Faster At Responding To Disasters
It was winter darkness in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains above Azusa and Glendorahen the Colby fire broke out at 5 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2014. Fierce winds began to blast the fire scene as daylight broke and local emergency responders soon realized this fire would surpass their manpower and equipment capabilities. (Steinberg, 3/17)