Least Healthy States

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These are rank ordered from 41-50. (50 is least healthy).

http://www.morganquitno.com/hcrank07.htm

Oklahoma

Arizona

Texas

Georgia

South Carolina

Florida

Nevada

Mississippi

New Mexico

Louisiana

Factors negatively affecting health.

Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births -

Teenage Birth Rate ( -

Percent of Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care -

Age-Adjusted Death Rate -

Infant Mortality Rate -

Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Malignant Neoplasms -

Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Suicide -

Average Annual Family Coverage Health Insurance Premium -

Percent of Population Not Covered by Health Insurance -

Percent of Children Not Covered by Health Insurance -

Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases -

AIDS Rate -

Sexually Transmitted Disease Rate -

Percent of Population Lacking Access to Primary Care -

Percent of Adults Who Are Binge Drinkers -

Percent of Adults Who Smoke -

Percent of Adults Obese -

Percent of Adults Who Do Not Exercise -

http://www.morganquitno.com/hc07fact.htm

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
It's also interesting to note that they also vote Republican.

Louisana voting republican ?

I dont think political affliation is a direct correlation to how healthy a state is.

Please prove to me, or is that your opinion.

I didnt see it on the list when I went to the link

see you at the Catalina Wine Mixer

Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.
The states with the worst health outcomes have in effect failed to build functional social contracts that deliver equitable benefits of life in a free society. (Not equal results but equity.)

I seem to recall that this was the premise behind "Compassionate Conservatism" Or, more appropriately put--"Awww, I feel sorry that you are poor, disabled, homeless, under educated....but, I ain't going to do a thing about it except to say how sorry I feel that I am not you."

Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
I seem to recall that this was the premise behind "Compassionate Conservatism" Or, more appropriately put--"Awww, I feel sorry that you are poor, disabled, homeless, under educated....but, I ain't going to do a thing about it except to say how sorry I feel that I am not you."

Really what does this have to do with the list ?

Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.
Really what does this have to do with the list ?

It had to do with the quote I was responding to.

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