> The "Report Card" ranks states by quartiles in each category, with
>the first quartile containing states with the best ranking health
>indicators and the fourth containing those with the worst.
> States that rank in the fourth quartile for more than three
>categories: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Kentucky,
>Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
I would like to add the following from The Associated Press.
"The United States is lagging behind other developed nations in
public health, and Arkansas, home state of the president-elect, is the
worst example, the American Public Health Association said Monday."
"The American Public Health Association listed Arkansas as the only
state whose public health was ranked as consistently poor.
Kevin M. Torres (404) 853-9269
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