And that’s just plain lazy.
According to 2014 results from the United Health Foundation, Oklahoma’s overall health ranking, the Sooner State’s fallen two notches from No. 44 in 2013 to No. 46 this year. Why?
Oh, let us count the ways: 23.7 percent of us smoke (compared to 19 percent nationally), one-third of adults are physically inactive (compared to 23.5 percent nationally), 32.5 percent are obese (compared to 29.4 percent nationally) and 62.7 percent of children are immunized (compared to 70.4 percent nationally).
Those are a lot of numbers. And despite health initiatives that include our residents losing 1 million pounds together in recent years, we’re still struggling. The New Year is nigh, y’all.
The city’s more walkable, bikeable and health-aware then ever before. Let’s get off our butts and admit that we’re more than social smokers. Oklahoma Gazette supports you. Heck, our staff’s even getting in on the action. Visit okgazette.com/readygazettego for more details.
This article appears in Dec 17-23, 2014.