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Barrow County Ranked No. 40 of 156 Counties in Health Study

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released its third annual health study Tuesday.

A study released Tuesday ranking Georgia counties from healthiest to least healthy places Barrow County at No. 40 of 156 counties ranked. 

The rankings, published by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, allow more than 3,000 counties and the District of Columbia to compare how healthy their residents are and how long they live.

Barrow moves up to 40th from 43rd last year.

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2012 Barrow County health rankings

  Barrow Overall Ga. Rank Health Outcomes
  40 Overall Ga. Rank Health Factors
  70 Mortality   42 Morbidity   49 Health Behaviors   128 Clinical Care   90 Social and Economic Factors   36 Physical Environment   100

Within states and across the nation, there are big differences in health and the factors that influence health, according to a news release about the study.

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"Even the healthiest counties have areas where they can improve. Healthier counties (those where people live longer and have a better quality of life) have lower rates of smoking, physical inactivity, teen births, preventable hospital stays, unemployment, children in poverty, and violent crime and higher levels of education, social support, and access to primary care physicians. But healthier counties are no more likely than unhealthy counties to have lower rates of excessive drinking or obesity or better access to healthy food options," the release states.

Oconee County ranked 3rd, Gwinnett ranked 5th, Walton ranked 13th and Clarke County ranked 20th. 

To search for results for other Georgia counties, click here, or compare data to other states.


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