According to the 2011 health rankings assessed by the United Health Foundation, Minnesota is the 6th healthiest state in the nation. LINK

I’m confused somewhat by the rubric of measurement for this study. Old favorites like smoking and diabetes play into our ranking but so do child poverty, violent crime and graduation rates.

Perpetrators of violent crime, in the movies, are often smokers. So maybe I see that correlation. And drop outs might be getting all diabetic on the free fast food from their jobs…so…there again. Maybe that makes sense? I’m really reaching here.

Minnesota: Demure, affluent and smart enough to care about our health.