High obesity, diabetes rates makes Texas one of country’s least healthy states
News Sunday, December 29th, 2013San Antonio Business Journal: Dec 11, 2013
Texas ranked the 36th state in the United States for overall health in 2013, according to United Health Foundation’s 2013 America’s Health Rankings: A Call to Action for Individuals & Their Communities.
The Lone Star State slipped from the 35th spot last year.
The report nicked Texas on its high prevalence of physical inactivity, high percentage of uninsured residents and the large disparity in health status by educational attainment.
However, some of Texas’ strength includes its low rate of drug deaths, few poor mental health days per month and low rate of cancer deaths. Read More
