WebMD has posted a list of the states ranking them from healthiest to most unhealthy. Vermont ranked number one on the list.  I live in Florida. We ranked 41. Mississippi ranked dead last at 50.

The survey uses a combined score of health indicators and policy questions to rank all 50 states. Obesity rates, tobacco and alcohol use, and high school graduation rates are accounted for, as are state laws and regulations promoting better health. The survey measures access to health services and also environmental issues like pollution, infectious disease rates, and crime.

I wonder if they take the age of the population into account when they compile the rankings. I am sure Florida has a higher death rate than many states. Officially Florida is the Sunshine Stae. Unofficially Florida is commonly referred to as the state of the newlywed and the almost dead. That should tell you something about the age of the population. It could be worse though. I could be in Mississippi.