Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Tennessee Shows Slight Improvement in Health Ranking

Tennessee has moved up two notches on America's Health Rankings from number 44 to number 42. Reasons for the improvement include a decrease in the percentage of people smoking, a lowering in the rate of preventable hospitalizations and a dip in the violent crime rate.

For more on this issue, see this article from the Tennessean.

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