In the Business Journal, an article discussing results of an annual health study shares good and bad news about Wisconsin. According to America's Health Rankings, Wisconsin ranks 50th in the nation for our high rate of binge drinking, and 32nd for smoking. Sadly, the state also scores low points for its per capita publlc health funding, with a measly $35 compared to Hawaii's $220 per person.
The good news, though, is that we have a low number of uninsured residents, thanks to the BadgerCare program, and a high rate of high school graduation (87.5).
Now ... how to get those high school graduates through college without the binge drinking?
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