The Healthy State of the Nation

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The Healthy State of the Nation

December 7, 2006

The United Health Foundation has an annual report that ranks the states based on a number of factors including access to care, incidence of preventable disease, smoking rates, child poverty rates and motor vehicle deaths.

The healthiest states are:

Minnesota
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Connecticut

To find out what the most unhealthy states are, read more

The most unhealthy states are:

Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas

The report also listed states with the largest improvements and declines in overall health since last year...
Most improved: Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and Kansas.
Most declined: New Mexico, Idaho and West Virginia.

Source

10 Comments

mschmidt 6 years 23 weeks

Go VT! All those mountains, fresh air and limited nice days make us savor the outdoors!!!

POPSUGAR Fitness 6 years 23 weeks

As requested: So the list is a very extensive list, but it is done alphabetically. Check it out here.

DStirk 6 years 23 weeks

NH? interesting, i wouldnt have guessed it.

Beth1122 6 years 23 weeks

hey fit, can you put up the link to see where the other states fall?

thedrywallgirl 6 years 23 weeks

Yay 4 my sis and Karmasab*tch! :D

wynter 6 years 23 weeks

Smoking, health care, and poverty do the South in unfortunately.

nicachica 6 years 23 weeks

interesting that all the "worst health" states are in the South but they're the ones with some really great comfort food. go figure! i wonder where my great state of Maryland lies?