Georgia in bottom 10 of healthiest states
December 4, 2008 at 10:35 am by Thomas Wheatley in NewsAccording to a recent study by the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention, Georgia ranks 41st in the nation for health. Vermont, where tree bark is served in schools, is the healthiest state.
[Insert obligatory jokes about Southerners enjoying chocolate-covered bacon and deep-fried Oreos here.]
What’s holding Georgians back from living more healthy lives? Survey says!
• Low high school graduation rate
• High incidence of infectious disease
• High levels of air pollution
• High rate of uninsured population
Other depressing tidbits: The obesity rate has risen from 11 percent of the population in 1990 to 28.7 percent last year. Per capita public health funding decreased 22 percent compared to last year.
Any good news? There’s always good news! And the study has a name for it — “strengths.”
Strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking at 12.3 percent of the population and high immunization coverage with 80.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
View Georgia’s Fact Sheet PDF.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Rumor has it that Alon’s bakery is now selling chocolate covered bacon. Thank Jesus!