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<b>The Least & Most Healthy City in Every State</b><b><br>
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12. Lewiston, Idaho<br>
> Pct. without health insurance:</strong> 10.3%<br>
<strong>> Pct. food insecure:</strong> 4.1%<br>
<strong>> Obesity rate:</strong> 32.3%<br>
<strong>> 2014 unemployment rate:</strong> 4.6%<br>
<p>Despite relatively healthy habits, and a low share of adults
reporting fair to poor health, the Lewiston metro area had a high
incidence of premature death and is Idaho’s least healthy metro.
Just over one in 10 area residents did not have health insurance,
a better coverage rate than across the state and the nation. Also,
less than 15% of Lewiston’s population participate in physical
activity in their spare time, versus the state and national shares
of 19.5% and 27.0%, respectively. Yet, and estimated 8,594 years
are lost per 100,000 area residents annually due to premature
death, well above both the state and national estimates of 6,046,
and 6,622, respectively.<br>
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<p><strong>12. Boise City, Idaho<br>
> Pct. without health insurance:</strong> 14.4%<br>
<strong>> Pct. food insecure:</strong> 5.7%<br>
<strong>> Obesity rate:</strong> 27.2%<br>
<strong>> 2014 unemployment rate:</strong> 4.6%</p>
<p>Boise City ranks as the healthiest metro area in Idaho due to a
range of strong health indicators, chief among them healthy
behaviors. Healthy behavior is essential to healthy outcomes. In
Boise City, 18.0% of residents did not participate in physical
activity during their leisure time in the month preceding the
survey. This was slightly lower than the statewide proportion of
19.5%, and a significantly lower proportion than the corresponding
nationwide figure of 27.0%. Physical activity normally contributes
to lower than average obesity rates. The obesity rate among adults
in Boise City, however, was 27.2%, roughly in line with the state
rate but slightly lower than the national rate of 28.3%. Residents
also have the benefit of especially well-managed municipal
infrastructure. For example, an extremely low 1.3% of the area’s
population was exposed to low quality water, versus 6.5% of state
residents and 7.0% of Americans.<br>
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