NM Business Journal - New Mexico ranks No. 34 in overall health among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. New Mexico was also ranked No. 34 in 2010. Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Hawaii rank as the healthiest states. Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas are the unhealthiest, according to the rankings. California comes in 24th; New York 18th; Nevada 42nd; Texas 44th. In collaboration with the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention, the rankings show that increases in obesity, diabetes and children in poverty are offsetting improvements in smoking cessation, premature deaths, preventable hospitalizations and cardiovascular deaths. According to the report, New Mexico’s strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking, low rate of cardiovascular and cancer deaths and low levels of air pollution. Read full story here:
News New Mexico
NM Ranks # 34 in Overall State Health
NM Business Journal - New Mexico ranks No. 34 in overall health among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. New Mexico was also ranked No. 34 in 2010. Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Hawaii rank as the healthiest states. Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas are the unhealthiest, according to the rankings. California comes in 24th; New York 18th; Nevada 42nd; Texas 44th. In collaboration with the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention, the rankings show that increases in obesity, diabetes and children in poverty are offsetting improvements in smoking cessation, premature deaths, preventable hospitalizations and cardiovascular deaths. According to the report, New Mexico’s strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking, low rate of cardiovascular and cancer deaths and low levels of air pollution. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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