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This report, part of the Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being series, examines the incidence of residents who have survived a heart attack in 190 communities nationwideand analyzes the impact of heart disease on important health and productivity outcomes.

The ability to understand the well-being of populations helps community leaders and population health stakeholders gauge prosperity and progress and can shine light onwhere investments can be made to improve and transform environments to foster high well-being. High well-being communities have citizens who are thriving across manyaspects of their lives, who are optimistic about their future, and collectively who are more productive, perform better, and have better health and lower healthcare costs.This special report, a collaboration between Gallup, Healthways and Health eVillages, a program founded by Donato Tramuto in partnership with the not-for-profit Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization and Aptus Health, presents insights gathered through the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®.

This report, part of the Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being series, examines the incidence of diabetes in 190 communities nationwide and across all 50 states. The overall incidence of diabetes in the U.S. adult population is growing, up from 10.6% in 2008 to 11.5% in 2016. The rate increase has resulted in about 2.2 million more Americans with diabetes since 2008. Even more alarming is that obesity, a key risk factor in the development of type 2 diabetes, has climbed by almost 3 points since 2008, to reach 28.3% nationally in 2016.

This report, part of Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being series, examines the well-being of Americans ages 55 and older. Nationally, older Americans have significantlyhigher well-being as compared to their younger counterparts – with older Americans achieving a Well-Being Index score of 63.6 in 2015, 3 points higher than those under 55.

The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines is designed to help Americans eat a healthier diet. Intended for policymakers and health professionals, this edition of the Dietary Guidelines outlines how people can improve their overall eating patterns — the complete combination of foods and drinks in their diet. This edition offers 5 overarching Guidelines and a number of Key Recommendations with specific nutritional targets and dietary limits.