Rhode Island Named 15th Healthiest State in U.S.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
America’s Health Rankings 2014 report places Rhode Island as the 15th healthiest state in the nation - up four spots from last year.
Rhode Island’s strengths included high immunization coverage for the state a readily available primary health care physicians.
“We applaud our health professionals, hospitals, health care facilities, and community partners for helping to make Rhode Island a healthy and safe place to live, learn, work, and play,” said Michael Fine, MD, director of HEALTH. “We are pleased by these steps forward for Rhode Island’s health, but we are also reminded of the work that will help us get to number one.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAccording to the report, Rhode Island still faces health challenges including the prevalence of binge drinking, preventable hospitalizations and a high rate of drug related deaths.
Rhode Islanders have also reported many days of poor physical and mental health each month which contributed to the state’s ranking.
For more information, visit www.americashealthrankings.org or contact Christina Bastastini at 401-641-8726.
For specific data about public health in Rhode Island, visit www.health.ri.gov/data.
{image_2}America’s Health Rankings® is the longest-running report of its kind. For 25 years, these rankings have provided an analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis, evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings.
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