"Working Together to Assure a Healthy Public"  is a comprehensive document that provides information on the health status of the residents of New Hampshire.   The purpose of this report is to increase awareness of a variety of health topics in New Hampshire and serve as a tool to guide decision-making for policymakers, health care providers, public health workers, practitioners, educators, and social service agencies.

The New Hampshire State Health Report looks at health from an overarching perspective of what influences individual and community health.  This approach redirects the reader from looking solely at the result of disease, to focus on the potential for improving health.

The Division of Public Health Services is engaged in a long-term process that involves clear commitment to improve the Public Health System in New Hampshire as well as to increase the level of participation of our regions and communities in making determination of their own priorities.  Appropriate and timely access to data is a key to success in this initiative.  With this report we want to lay the groundwork for future developments and publications of health data in our State.