In this year’s report,
America’s Health Rankings
finds CT residents are healthier than residents of all but three other states,
up from 7
th in the last two years. Our strengths include a very low
smoking rate, low teen birth rate, and a high rate of dental visits. Our
challenges are a very troubling high rate of avoidable hospitalizations, high
rate of binge drinking, disparities based on educational attainment, and
insufficient sleep.
