5. New Hampshire
Strengths: Low percentage of children in poverty, high immunization coverage among adolescents, high immunization coverage among children
Challenges: Low per capita public health funding, high prevalence of excessive drinking, high rate of drug deaths
New Hampshire’s rank moved up two places this year. The Granite State saw an improvement in physical inactivity, which decreased 14 percent over the past year. The number of poor physical health days reported by residents decreased 11 percent over the past two years.
