A nationwide report measuring child wellness has ranked Georgia near the bottom.

 

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count report, Georgia is ranked forty-second in the country.

 

 GPB's Leah Fleming sits down with Rebecca Rice of the GFPC

We dissect the numbers with Rebecca Rice, the Georgia Kids Count Manager for the Georgia Family Connection Partnership.

 

She tells us how Georgia has improved since last year's rankings and where the state is still coming up short.

 

You can read the full 2017 Kids Count report here.