Healthiest States???

“I love my state...

EUPHORIA”

“Whew! Hey Geezr, Aero, Newgirl,

At least we made it into the first 50%....

(CA tied with MT at #24)”

“Thank God for Mississippi!”

“Look at West Virginia, all the way down at 41.

This list probably has a lot to do with health care, affordability, per capita wealth, etc.

I would have thunk living in the WV hills would be healthy.”

“Ok..so we aren't very healthy in NC but atleast we are happy!”

“Martyb, while on our trip, we checked out Cedar City and St. George, Utah as possible places to move to.

That would take me up to No. 4”

“I'll kick that oral cancer's ASS! Gimme 'nother chaw, there, Boudreau!”

“Are you thinking of leaving MT just because Newgirl is going to be your new neighbor?? Or are you still drunk on that sandstone scenery from your trip?”

“confusion...but sometimes I live in an...

Altered State

It really doesn't matter...its just a state of mind.”

“New Mexico, #42

DWI.
Smoking.
Child Abuse.
Uranium Mining.
Hanta Virus
Plague.


Just off the top of my head.”

“5”

“LMAO @ Tilt!!

Vermont and New Hampshire, here i come!”

“Oh, I forgot Skin Cancer. High Altitude and 200 plus sunny days a year.”

“"Thank God for Mississippi!"
trailhound57
10:27:26 AM
11/13/02

That's what we say here in Alabama, too!”

“No wonder my wife wants us to move to New Hampshire.”

“Louisiana - named after a french king, why am i not surprised.”

“guh-HILK!”

“Thank goodness I moved from NC to NH a few months ago.”

“BooBooBear-
There you go, jumpin' on the French again!


New Hampshire???
What about that "Live Free Or Die" crap?
That doesn't sound too healthy.”

“White Mountains, very healthy”

“everyone bikes, hikes fishes, packs, runs...the woman have firm breasts and tight arses...not that that is overly important.”

“So, you're saying that there is the same situation in Iowa as in Colorado??”

“32. New York

hay thats not so bad,


I think
unless your talking about staying healthy by not getting shot or mugged”

“WV @ 41 = slippery rocks!”

“I suppose if they average in the wreckage of southern WVa with the good stuff.........

Slippery rocks, huh?”

“And Iowa and Colorado tied at No. 7, Martyb. Good stuff both places, obviously. ;-)

But where is the best place for kitties?

*meow*”

“"The least healthy state is Louisiana."

No kidding?”

“The State of Good Health?”

“I'm thinking of heading for the hills and telling these women who like it here so much to fend for themselves.”

“14 oz rib steak...with the fat trimmed off. Medium rare with mashed potatoes and salad. That's the BEST steak!!!”

“NJ #19?

I guess having the highest per capita income allows us to stay healthy despite having more Superfund sites than any other state.”

“did you every think about that you all move to the "healthiest state" that it may be over with with it being the "healthiest state"?? ;)”

“oooommmmmmmmm.........”

“state of denile....”

“Massachusetts #3????
It's obvious the selection committee never drove in Boston.”

“Boston is one major traffic jam. Been there once....hated it.”

“Yee Haa... #4....”

“In health, Canada tops U.S.

Want a health tip? Move to Canada.

An impressive array of data shows that Canadians live longer, healthier lives than we do. What's more, they pay roughly half as much per capita as we do ($2,163 versus $4,887 in 2001) for the privilege.

Exactly why Canadians fare better is the subject of considerable academic debate. Some policy experts say it's Canada's single-payer, universal health coverage system. Some think it's because our neighbors to the north use fewer illegal drugs and shoot each other less often with guns (though they smoke and drink with gusto, albeit somewhat less than Americans).

Still others think Canadians are healthier because their medical system is tilted more toward primary care doctors and less toward specialists. And some believe it's something more fundamental: a smaller gap between rich and poor.

Perhaps it's all of the above. But there's no arguing the basics.

"By all measures, Canadians' health is better," says Dr. Barbara Starfield, a university distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Canadians "do better on a whole variety of health outcomes," she says, including life expectancy at various ages.

According to a World Health Organization report published in 2003, life expectancy at birth in Canada is 79.8 years, versus 77.3 in the U.S. (Japan's is 81.9.)

"There isn't a single measure in which the U.S. excels in the health arena," says Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, a senior lecturer in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington in Seattle. "We spend half of the world's healthcare bill and we are less healthy than all the other rich countries."

"Fifty-five years ago, we were one of the healthiest countries in the world," Bezruchka continues. "What changed? We have increased the gap between rich and poor. Nothing determines the health of a population [more] than the gap between rich and poor."

continued...”

“The AMA isn't going to be happy about this.....”

“Simple answer, Americans eat too much.

Now if we had a little less to eat like Canadians and Japanese we would live longer.

New Jersey must be the healthiest state, people might not live long, but who can beat the 10,000 year half-life.”

“I wonder if stress factors play into this. Stress can have serious consequences on a human being, IMO!”

“Nobody has pointed out the obvious.

79.8 years Canadian is only something like 58 years American.”

“The exchange rate! Crap, why didn't i think of that...”

“LMAO - exchange rate explains everything; also it's so boring up here it just seems like we live longer. We are also a lot shorter, maybe that has something to do with it.”

“Maybe the average medical bill is higher in the USA because Canadians don't spend as much on cosmetic surgery?

Just a guess . . .”

“"Canadians don't spend as much on cosmetic surgery?"

Duh !!

Ever hear of Pamela Anderson a.k.a. the plastic fantastic.




Canadian”

“North Dakotans live a long time, well into their 80's and 90's, as well. But they're closer to Canada (literally and figuatively) than most any where in the US.

I think it's attributed to the winters which weed out the weaker of the population. It sure isn't their diet- fleishkekel, lutefisk, lefse and kucken.”