I know many people are from outside the US, but :D


http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/article/85/98524.htm?DEST=WebMDcontentSRC=aolmain


14. California. Last year: 14

Whoo-hoo!

haha
43. Texas. Last year: 39

Thats weird, but interesting that you can be healthier in different states. I wonder if there's one for Canada :confusion Lol.

i wonder why mississippi's last?! i'm also ranked at #14, californ-eye-aye :buckt: many of the "best" states are not very densely populated, so it's not, of course, entirely accurate. either way, i'm moving to new hampshire! :lol:

Thats weird, but interesting that you can be healthier in different states. I wonder if there's one for Canada :confusion Lol.


states lol 500 th post!! yay! i get an avatar now, lyke omg!

It cant be accurate. I havent been sick in like a year. there is no way that can be accurate

25. Michigan. Last year: 28

Yeah, Michigizzle! :lol: We just barely made the top 50% of the country!

Wooo! #14! Not bad. I've noticed that the lower part of the health ladder are states that are generally characterized as the "country" type of states. Don't take it the wrong way! It's just an observation. I used to live in Mississippi until a few years ago so I've got nothing against those states.

Erm... just saying my state didn't do so good o_o

states lol 500 th post!! yay! i get an avatar now, lyke omg!

It cant be accurate. I havent been sick in like a year. there is no way that can be accurate


The town you live in also makes a difference. The air in my town is really great, however, LA is also in Cali... I'm sure my town is healthier than some town in New Hampshire, but there's many factors to consider.

They also looked at factors that weren't just concering with you being sick or not. Death rate, Suicide rate, Percentage of adults who are obese, etc are just to name a few :D


many of the "best" states are not very densely populated, so it's not, of course, entirely accurate.

A population is more likely to get sick (if it's something that can be passed on) if the population desity is high (germs, bacteria, etc don't have to go to far to reach the next person).

However, they did consider "Percent of children age 19-35 months who got all their recommended vaccinations", "Beds in community hospitals per 100,000 population", "Percentage of mothers getting late or no prenatal care", "Percentage of population not covered by health insurance", "Percentage of population without access to primary care" and "State spending on health care as a percentage of gross state product".

So, a state with a high population density may have better healthcare then states with low population desitys... I guess, lol. I think Women's Day magazine had an article like this not too long ago. It was the healthiest cities and states for women to live.

Hey, I live in New Hampshire. I guess I can't get any more healthy than I already am. :P

10. Connecticut. Last year: 11

Wow, at that rate we'll be number one in 9 years!

haha, and I have the worst immune system ever. But I do have a crippling weakness for unhealthy foods..

But I do have a crippling weakness for unhealthy foods..

:lol: You're not the only one... Maybe that explains why my state is a few steps below yours?


*just finished an Oreos ice cream cone*

lol :hehe:

okay this is bad:

50. Mississippi. Last year 50.

i prefer Ohio:

24. Ohio. Last year 26.

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How can it be that MS is the last one.. but i havent been *really* sick ? i mean like.. i've been "sick" with sinus nose/throat-ness... but not like stomach sick ness.. all year..that's weird..

you know, there may be lots of pregnant teens / suicides or something you wouldn't really expect like that ;)

14 seems to be ok.i wouldn't care though.i love living here.

OMG Kittie, I love your avatar. :D


Going back on topic, look! Hawaii's lookin' pretty good as well. I could be moving there... :P

Hey Seb, I'm one after you!
11 New Jersey. Last year: 16

Cool. :cool:

14 seems to be ok.i wouldn't care though.i love living here.

Same here. After all CA's been through, I still love being here :D

I wish I lived in california...but snow is nice too!

24. Ohio. Last year: 26

Guess I don't want to live in Mississippi.

New York: 33, Last year: 33

I hate NY :P

but it's probably mainly because of New York City and the PCB-rific Hudson River :P

hey, but my health situation should improve over the next 4 years, I'll be in the number 26 state :P plus I'll be surrounded by hospitals (in fact, the medical center where I'll be in is the number 1 employer in the entire city, and it's a reasonably large city :P)

w00t Dan you're coming to my state? Sa-WEET. hehe

Well we do have Philadelphia XD.

Hey Seb, I'm one after you!
11 New Jersey. Last year: 16

Cool. :cool:

LOL. Guess they forgot about the environment? :P

LOL...Florida is 41! GOOO FLORIDA!!! ;)

Hawaii's lookin' pretty good as well. I could be moving there... :Peverything is SO expensive there! all the food places er supermarkets like VONS/albertsons/ wherever people shop at nowadays!! :lol: it's really bad :( unless you buy in bulk, of course :D

whoo

43 Texas. Last year: 39

oh yeah... just a few more a way and Texas is the best! whoop

lol jk

w00t Dan you're coming to my state? Sa-WEET. hehe

Well we do have Philadelphia XD.

well I'll be going to school in an old steel/industrial city (which probably gives it away lol), so maybe that doesn't count :P

haha there's a few of them, mostly in the north...the town doesn't happen to start with the letter W, would it? Or near it, in that case? W-B.

:lol:

no, it's not Wilkes-Barre :P I pass throught W-B though on my way to the destination, and it didn't strike me as an industrial-type area. maybe all the smokestakes and stuff are hidden behind hills away from the interstate? :P

and it's not in the north :P (see, I thought this city was considered like the [perhaps former- it's changed quite a bit, supposedly, although I was never there when it was :P] industrial city in PA. oh well :P)

and even if I were to identify the city, nobody would know what school it is. there are a bunch of schools in that particular city :P

but anyway, I'll give a hint: it claims to have more than 700 bridges.

Ohh look I'm healthy..

11. New Jersey. Last year: 16

Look who didn't do so well...

29. Kentucky. Last year: 31

HAHA I should tell my parents that we shouldn't move there because it's not as healthy! :hehe:

everything is SO expensive there! all the food places er supermarkets like VONS/albertsons/ wherever people shop at nowadays!! :lol: it's really bad :( unless you buy in bulk, of course :D


I think my senior trip next year is out there... I forget, but I thanks for the warning :D

26. Pennsylvania. Last year: 24

....but I don't live there anymore.