The Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign originated in 2004 as a statewide effort in Washington state led by the Washington Health Foundation.

Today, it is the largest civic engagement campaign for health in the history of Washington state — so far involving 35,000 individuals, more than 950 organizations and businesses, and over 350 schools across the state — and more are joining every day.

In 2007, the Washington Health Foundation took this successful program national. It is free to join the Campaign, and only takes an email address, password and zip code (to affiliate with your state). By joining the Campaign you can:

Log miles of active living Track healthy eating Track water intake Track sleep Track dental health Track tobacco cessation Set and track progress towards your New Year’s Resolution

Form teams Track personal progress on your personal scoreboard Answer a customizable Health Q&A to test knowledge of community health

Then, watch your state's miles increase on the national scoreboard.

The Healthiest State Campaign promotes Healthy Living (healthy eating and active living) and works with its many partners to build Healthy Systems that make healthy choices easy choices for individuals, families and communities.

Using national state rankings as a benchmark, the Healthiest State Campaign can target improvement areas, such as public health funding and childhood immunization rates in Washington state, by engaging the public in education campaigns and advising lawmakers on policies that will increase the state's rankings.

By promoting Healthy Living and building Healthy Systems, we can each help our states improve in national health rankings — and, together, we can create a healthier America.

If you have questions, suggestions or ideas for the Healthiest State Campaign, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us at 206-577-1823 or HealthiestState@whf.org.

Click on a link below to watch a video on the Healthiest State effort in Washington state.

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