According to the new 2015 rankings, the best States for healthy living as a senior are Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Utah. The worst five are Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The study focuses primarily on obesity, physical inactivity, food insecurity, and poverty. Detailed data are available, as well as a fairly comprehensive PDF that provides summary data for each State. Feel free to dive into the data, look for areas of concern, and then get active — see what you can do to help improve your community’s and your State’s health!
