ANOTHER SLIP IN THE RANKINGS FOR NEW MEXICO IN THE AMERICA’S HEALTH RANKINGS REPORT. WE’RE 37TH IN THE NATION FOR HEALTH … AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’S DUE TO THIS YEAR’S VIOLENT CRIME. IT SAYS IT’S DESPITE THE FACT THAT CRIME RATES HERE ARE BELOW WHAT THEY WERE DURING PEAK YEARS IN THE LATE 1990S AND EARLY 2000.
OTHER REASONS NEW MEXICO DROPPED FROM 33RD LAST YEAR INCLUDE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES … DIABETES … DRUG AND OCCUPATIONAL DEATHS AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN THIS STATE. WE DID WELL FOR AIR QUALITY AND LOW RATES OF CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS.
