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How Does Alexandria, Louisiana Fair in the Health Arena?  
INFORMATIVE 

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The CDC (Center for Disease Control) regularly does a risk assessment survey of the large metro areas and below are the findings for the 2004 Alexandria, Louisiana MMSA compared to Louisiana and the overall US:

	A higher percentage of adults reporting overall health as fair or poor
	A higher percentage of adults reporting doing no leisure time exercise or physical activity in the last 30 days
	A higher percentage of adults told by doctors that they have diabetes
	A higher percentage of adults aged 65 or older reporting not having a flu shot within the last 12 months.
	A higher percentage of adults reporting having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke
	A lower percentage of adults reporting having five or more drinks on occasion, one or more time in the past month
	A higher percentage of adults reporting Body Mass Index greater than or equal to 30.0

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Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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