Mitchell County residents can stand up and take a bow. A new study has been released that ranks Mitchell County as the healthiest county in the state of Kansas. The study was conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The Kansas Health Rankings report studies many different factors, including quality of health care, individual behavior, education and jobs, and the environment. (Mitchell County Summary)
For more details you can read the report on county health rankings here.