What's in the news?

I found a rather different article from WebMD that was published last month on March 8th. Researchers conducted a survey that included six different categories: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and basic access. 352, 840 adults from all 50 states and Washington D.C. were randomly interviewed in 2010. The questions they were asked were of a wide range. Interviewees were asked about their current situations and then 5 years from then. In the survey a score of 100 represents ideal conditions of well-being and as a nation we scored a 66.8.

Top Ranks: 

1) Hawaii                  71

2) Wyoming              69.2

3) North Dakota       68.4

4)Alaska                   68.3

5) Colorado              68

6) Minnesota             68

Bottom Ranks:

46) Alabama             63.7

47) Arkansas            63.7

48) Mississippi          63

49) Kentucky            61.9

50) West Virginia      61.7

I found the results of this survey to be very interesting how they compared overall well-being to geographic region within the United States. I thought this article coincided with what we have been talking about lately and a little bit to the Blue Zones video as well.

http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20110308/survey-reveals-the-nations-happiest-states