Leadership Academy States

An overview of the Leadership Academy States. The below chart shows Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from the year the Summit was held, along with information on progress the state has made since the Summit. Click on the tabs below to view data from each category.


STATE	SUMMIT YEAR	FREQUENT POOR MENTAL HEALTH, BASELINE	FREQUENT POOR MENTAL HEALTH, CURRENT STATUS
AK	2019	31.9%	26.9%
AZ	2011	33.7%	21%
AR	2012	50.11%	32.8%
HI	2014	24.37%	18.5%
IN	2019	40.5%	33%
KS	2018	32.7%	30.2%
KY	2015	42.12%	34.6%
LA	2021	29.3%	29.3%
MD	2011	39.71%	19.2%
MA	2015	33.26%	21.2%
MI	2016	38.25%	27.6%
MN	2015	31.87%	26.3%
MS	2013	41.17%	32.8%
MT	2016	40.9%	29.8%
NJ	2017	25.1%	17.7%
NY	2010	32.55%	19.7%
NC	2011	40.06%	29.1%
OK	2011	43.21%	33.7%
PA	2017	37.4%	26.4%
RI	2021	25.2%	31.7%
SC	2018	30.8%	28.3%
TX	2012	35.77%	22.2%

Frequent Poor Mental Health: self report 14 or more days with poor mental health in the past 30 days


STATE	SUMMIT YEAR	HEAVY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, BASELINE	HEAVY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, CURRENT STATUS
AK	2019	28.3%	34.6%
AZ	2011	40.92%	25.4%
AR	2012	40.56%	45.6%
HI	2014	32.64%	25.9%
IN	2019	39.9%	37.2%
KS	2018	30.10%	30.9%
KY	2015	52.73%	46.1%
LA	2021	30.3%	30.3%
MD	2011	39.6%	24.3%
MA	2015	35.57%	19.1%
MI	2016	39.34%	31.9%
MN	2015	35.75%	29.9%
MS	2013	52.88%	43.4%
MT	2016	29.81%	32.7%
NJ	2017	27.84%	21.1%
NY	2010	33.6%	26.9%
NC	2011	41.41%	32.2%
OK	2011	43.88%	37.9%
PA	2017	29.5%	27.5%
RI	2021	30.4%	27.3%
SC	2018	35.5%	39.3%
TX	2012	41.45%	32.5%

Heavy Alcohol Consumption: men having >14 drinks per week and women having >7 drinks per week


STATE	SUMMIT YEAR	BINGE DRINKING, BASELINE	BINGE DRINKING, CURRENT STATUS
AK	2019	29.2%	31.7%
AZ	2011	34.94%	25.7%
AR	2012	41.18%	38.8%
HI	2014	26.12%	23.6%
IN	2019	32.6%	32%
KS	2018	25.2%	24.3%
KY	2015	45.24%	33.2%
LA	2021	34.8%	28.2%
MD	2011	34.14%	19.3%
MA	2015	28.82%	21.2%
MI	2016	35.14%	32.1%
MN	2015	27.77%	23.6%
MS	2013	48.15%	36.1%
MT	2016	28.14%	24.7%
NJ	2017	24.38%	19.9%
NY	2010	26.83%	20.7%
NC	2011	36.03%	26.3%
OK	2011	46.32%	30.5%
PA	2017	26.5%	25%
RI	2021	22.1%	25.8%
SC	2018	32.4%	34.1%
TX	2012	35.35%	25.6%

Binge Drinking: men having 5+ drinks on one occasion and women having 4+ drinks on one occasion


STATE	SUMMIT YEAR	DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, BASELINE	DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, CURRENT STATUS
AK	2019	29.2%	23.7%
AZ	2011	31.59%	20.7%
AR	2012	41.95%	32%
HI	2014	22.04%	20.7%
IN	2019	35.6%	30.5%
KS	2018	27.6%	27.9%
KY	2015	39.86%	32.3%
LA	2021	33.7%	27.8%
MD	2011	33.97%	20.4%
MA	2015	29.74%	20.4%
MI	2016	34.1%	28.3%
MN	2015	26.9%	23.2%
MS	2013	39.92%	31.9%
MT	2016	32.98%	24%
NJ	2017	25.13%	21%
NY	2010	29.38%	22.2%
NC	2011	32.17%	25.7%
OK	2011	37.83%	30.9%
PA	2017	29.8%	25.7%
RI	2021	21.2%	28%
SC	2018	28%	27.7%
TX	2012	30.32%	21%

Depressive Disorder: people who have ever been told they have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression


STATE	SUMMIT YEAR	OVERALL POPULATION, BASELINE	OVERALL POPULATION, CURRENT STATUS
AK	2019	19.1%	18%
AZ	2011	19.26%	13.1%
AR	2012	26.96%	20.5%
HI	2014	13.34%	11.6%
IN	2019	21.1%	19.4%
KS	2018	17.2%	16.6%
KY	2015	26.46%	21.4%
LA	2021	21.9%	18.3%
MD	2011	19.09%	10.9%
MA	2015	16.63%	11.1%
MI	2016	21.2%	18.4%
MN	2015	16.28%	13.8%
MS	2013	25.95%	20.1%
MT	2016	19.94%	16.4%
NJ	2017	13.53%	10.8%
NY	2010	18.12%	12%
NC	2011	21.79%	16.5%
OK	2011	26.12%	19.1%
PA	2017	18.1%	13.5%
RI	2021	13.5%	15.8%
SC	2018	18.8%	18.1%
TX	2012	19.21%	13.2%

Overall Population: adults who are current smokers