8. Colorado
Strengths: low prevalence of obesity, low prevalence of physical inactivity, low prevalence of diabetes
Challenges: large disparity in health status by education level, high incidence of pertussis, high prevalence of low birth weight
Colorado retained its eighth-place spot this year. The state has decreased preventable hospitalization 13 percent in the past year, and the percentage of children in poverty declined 23 percent.
