Massachusetts tops this year’s list of healthiest places for older adults, according to the 2016 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report. The Bay State jumped to the top perch from sixth place in 2015 thanks to it’s high overall health status, high percentage of diabetes management and low hip fracture rate.
Smoking decreased 20 percent since last year, which moves Massachusetts up 20 places in the ranking of that specific measure. Physical inactivity decreased 12 percent – people are sitting less and moving more. However, there’s some work to do on flu shots: The report found thatvaccinations decreased by 13 percent from 2015.
Two other New England states, Vermont and New Hampshire, ranked second and third respectively in this year’s report. The other states in the top 10 are Minnesota, Hawaii, Utah, Colorado, Maine, Connecticut and Washington.
[For more of this story, written by Liz Seegert, go to http://healthjournalism.org/bl...st-for-aging-adults/]
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