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Originally Posted by Gitti  That, plus which state is the healthiest in the US?
VERMONT
And they had the audacity to say that if the people in Vermont would vaccinate more, they would be even healthier!!!
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Wow, I just googled and found this:
http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.or...7/results.html
"Vermont moved from 16th in 1990 to its current lead position. Vermont’s strengths include ranking in the top five states for a low rate of preventable hospitalizations, ready access to adequate prenatal care, a low percentage of children in poverty, ready access to primary care and a low prevalence of obesity. It also ranks first overall for its strengths in all health determinants combined and ranks in the top 20 states for all measures except two. Those two challenges are low per capita public health spending (ranked 41st) and a high prevalence of binge drinking at 16.7 percent of the population. See Vermont’s state snapshot here.
Mississippi is 50th this year, down from 49th in the 2006 Edition. It has been in the bottom three states since the 1990 Edition. The state ranks well for ready access to prenatal care, a low prevalence of binge drinking and high per capital public health spending. It ranks in the bottom two states on five of the 20 measures with a high prevalence of obesity, a high percentage of children in poverty, a high infant mortality rate, a high rate of cardiovascular deaths and a high premature death rate. It ranks in the bottom ten states for 15 of the 20 measures. It ranks 49th for all health determinants combined, so its overall ranking is unlikely to change significantly in the near future. See Mississippi’s state snapshot here."
Our vaccination rate is very high here in good ole Mississippi. The magic vaccines don't seem to be working here!
If anyone else would care to add anything to this, please do!!
