Wednesday, 20 March 2013 05:38

Healthiest In Ohio: Geauga, Medina Counties In Top 5

Written by  Amani Abraham
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A new study released ranks Medina County as one of the healthiest in the state with Geauga County leading the pack.

The rankings were released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in a study that examines the health and well-being of of people living in each county in the United States.

Click here to see where your county ranks in Ohio.

Factors that influenced the study included rates of childhood poverty, smoking, obesity levels, teen birth rates and access to physicians and dentists.

Out of 88 counties, Wayne came in at number 16, Portage stands at 20, Stark at 39 and Summit at 41.

On the web: www.countyhealthrankings.org

Amani Abraham

Amani Abraham

Amani Abraham is the morning web editor and also tracks morning drive traffic for 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX during weekday mornings and is a reporter/anchor. She's no stranger to AkronNewsNow.com, having worked as an intern with Rubber City Radio Group as a producer for the Daily Vodcast and other video projects.. Amani is a 2011 graduate with a Communications degree from the University of Akron, where she excelled in her work on the student radio station WZIP-FM and Z-TV, the University's television program. You can reach Amani through the newsroom 330-864-6397 or by email aabraham@rcrg.net

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