For the "at least we're healthier than Indianapolis" file. A new study ranks Indiana counties for "health outcomes." Marion County is 77th on the list. Allen County is relatively much healthier, but at 35th on the list, we don't compare all that well with others in this part of the state. DeKalb is No. 7. Wells is No. 8. Whitley is No. 9, Adams is 15. Huntington is 21. Noble is slighly worse off, though, at 38th. (Complete list here)
How they did it:
Researchers used five measures to assess the level of overall health or "health outcomes" for Indiana by county: the rate of people dying before age 75, the percent of people who report being in fair or poor health, the number of days people report being in poor physical and poor mental health, and the rate of low-birth weight infants.
Hamilton County is the healthiest in the state, and Scott County is the least healthy.
