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Franklin County rises to sixth among 14 counties in annual Health Rankings Report
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Published: 5/16/2021 4:00:34 PM
Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) Director of Community Services Phoebe Walker and others hope the 2021 Health Rankings Report the agency recently presented, showing the rise of some unhealthy behaviors and the fall of others, will spur discussion and collaboration to keep the county moving in the right direction when it comes to health and health equity.
The report shows that while adult smoking, obesity, excessive drinking, sleep deprivation, drug overdose deaths and physical inactivity increased over the period examined, other things like access to exercise opportunities, drunk-driving deaths, sexually transmitted diseases and teen births decreased. When considering the health factors and health outcomes, Walker said Franklin County rose to sixth among the 14 counties in the report as c