Northeast: A healthy region!
I thought this was interesting. The United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention advocacy group have come out with their annual state-by-state rankings of the healthiest states and 5 of the top 10 are in the northeast.
The top 10 are in order: Vermont, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Utah, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Idaho and Maine.
If you’re curious, the least healthy are: Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nevada and Georgia. Full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/us_nm/us_rankings_usa
While it might be tempting to rest on our laurels, there are certainly other things we could be doing in terms of our food and agriculture policies to be healthier. What would you like to see happen? At what level does the change need to happen, local, state, regional, federal, all the above?
The top 10 are in order: Vermont, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Utah, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Idaho and Maine.
If you’re curious, the least healthy are: Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nevada and Georgia. Full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/us_nm/us_rankings_usa
While it might be tempting to rest on our laurels, there are certainly other things we could be doing in terms of our food and agriculture policies to be healthier. What would you like to see happen? At what level does the change need to happen, local, state, regional, federal, all the above?
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