On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Rick Archer <r...@searchsummit.com> wrote:

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>  Fairfield is in Jefferson County in SE Iowa
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> From the FF Ledger
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> Southeast Counties Among States Unhealthiest
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> Southeast Iowa counties rank near the bottom in the state in a
> county-by-county health-ranking list released recently.
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> The report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of
> Wisconsin Population Health Institute focused on a variety of issues
> including the quality of health care available, individual behaviors,
> education and the environment.
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> Health outcomes measure how healthy residents are and how long they live.
> Health factors focus on tobacco use, diet and exercise, unsafe sex and
> alcohol use. It also takes into account the access to clinical care and the
> quality of that care. Genetics and biology are not included in the rankings.
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> Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Jefferson county ranked 66th in health outcomes
> and 65th on health factors; Henry County was 59th in health outcomes and
> 42nd in health factors; Lee County ranked 96th in health outcomes and 94th
> in health factors; Van Buren County was 97th in health outcomes and 92nd in
> health factors.
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> Looks like the Maharishi Effect to me.



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