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Vermont Named Healthiest State, But What’s the Unhealthiest?
Vermont Named Healthiest State, But What’s the Unhealthiest?
Vermont Named Healthiest State, But What’s the Unhealthiest?
If you live in Vermont, congratulations — for the fifth year in a row, your state has been named as the healthiest in the country. The United Health Foundation’s 2011 America’s Health Rankings, released Monday, also put New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts in the top five.
Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Rates of Mental Illness?
Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Rates of Mental Illness?
Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Rates of Mental Illness?
Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year. The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of