Baby Boomers Should Rethink Migrating South
A ranking of the healthiest states in the U.S. for people age 65 and older doesn’t paint a pretty picture of the South. Missouri didn’t come out very well either.
The United Health Foundation’s 2013 ranking in the July-August AARP Bulletin put the Show-Me State of Missouri at 33rd — well below the top 25 in the U.S. Kansas ranked 18th.
Mississippi was 50th, and Minnesota was No. 1. I looked up the foundation on the Internet to see what the report measured and found that for 2014, Missouri actually dropped to 39th place while Kansas edged up to 17th.
America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and their Communities examines such data as obesity, physical inactivity, food insecurity and poverty in ranking states for overall senior health. For 2014, Minnesota again ranked No. 1 and Mississippi came in last.
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