Is your state trending toward healthier habits? What kind of exercise activities are available to residents or how far is the nearest full-service hospital? This newly revised edition of Health Care State Rankings features an impressive compilation of easy-to-understand health care statistics. Discover how states rank in teen birth rates, access to doctors, infant mortality, smoking, cancer cases, and so much more. Over 500 tables of state health care comparisons are featured. Health Care State Rankings 2009 makes it easy to monitor important health care trends in your state and across the nation. Plus, the formula and methodology are discussed in a new narrative chapter allowing researchers to cite statistics with context.