On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Rick Archer <r...@searchsummit.com> wrote:
> > > Fairfield is in Jefferson County in SE Iowa > > > > From the FF Ledger > > > > Southeast Counties Among States Unhealthiest > > Southeast Iowa counties rank near the bottom in the state in a > county-by-county health-ranking list released recently. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > Looks like the Maharishi Effect to me. -- I've got nothing against God. It's his fan club I can't stand.
