This year’s America’s
Health Rankings finds that overall Connecticut residents are healthier than
all but two other states. We benefit from low smoking and infectious disease
rates and high rates of childhood immunization. However we need to work on air
pollution, excessive drinking, rising obesity rates, and our disparities based
on educational level are embarrassing. Drug overdose deaths rose 44% in the
past three years; physical inactivity is up as well. Lots to be proud of, but
lots of room for improvement as well.
