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Healthy States Rankings Put Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama Near the Bottom 

Jump to full article: News 12 Chattanooga, TN, 2009-11-17

Intro:

During the debate about overhauling health care, we've heard very little talk about some of the main reasons we end up in the doctors office.

Today, the United Health Foundation releases its 20th annual report ranking America's health, and Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama appear near the bottom.

Tennessee ranks 44th due to obesity and smoking.� Georgia ranks 43rd due to the number of residents with infectious diseases.� While Alabama made the list at 48th because of obesity and air pollution.

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