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43 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, January 24, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 12, 2004 Since You Asked Oregon’s healthiness ranking declines You ran an article about the top healthiest states in the U.S. (Minnesota on top) and the bottom three as well (Louisiana on bottom). It didn’t mention where Oregon fits in. Where does Oregon rank on the list? — Tom C., Eagle Point. Well, Tom, judging from national data collected by the United Health Foundation, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is Oregon is not ranked at the bottom with Louisiana. We actually sit a bit higher than average at number 21 on the list of 50 states. Additionally, our strengths show we have low occupational fatalities, low infant mortality, low violent crime and a low rate of death from cardiovascular disease. Advertisement The bad news is that we’ve slipped three notches from number 19 in 2003. We are now listed in the top three states with the greatest overall health decline. Some negative factors include that we offer low support for public health. And we have a high percentage of children living in poverty and a high percentage of people living without insurance. According to the Web site at www.unitedhealthfoundation.org , the rate of our uninsured population has increased from 14.6 percent to 17.2 percent. Additionally, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 15.1 percent to 20.1, and per capita public health spending declined from $27 to $19 per person. Also see the Web site: www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/ Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers