A Mixed Report on Georgians’ Health
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A national report out Wednesday ranks Georgia the 38th healthiest state. 
That’s one spot better than Georgia fared in last year’s America’s Health Rankings report.
It considered 30 different health measures—everything from chlamydia rates to obesity to violent crime.
Noted bright spots for Georgia include a low prevalence of binge drinking, low incidence of whooping cough, and high immunization rates among children.
Low high school graduation rates, a high percentage of children living in poverty, and a high prevalence of low birth weight keep the state from rising further.
But education seems to be a major predictor in how healthy a Georgian is.
More than half of adults who completed high school said their health was excellent or very good. For those who dropped out, only 22 percent made such a claim.
Hawaii was the healthiest state; Mississippi the least-healthy.
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