Healthiest Cities for Women

Posted by Mindy on October 26th, 2009 at 11:25am

SELF magazine and Self.com recently published a ranking of the healthiest (and unhealthiest) cities in America. The rankings were based on a number of factors, including death and disease rates, environmental indicators, community resources and lifestyle habits. Coming in at number 1 on the list of the healthiest cities was Burlington, Vermont, where SELF reports that women have low rates of diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension, smoking, and cervical and ovarian cancer deaths. The top 10 are below, but if you want to see how your area stacked up, click here.

1. Burlington, VT

2. Bethesda, MD

3. Portland, ME

4. Cambridge, MA

5. San Francisco, CA

6. Honolulu, HI

7. Stamford-Norwalk-Bridgeport, CT

8. Madison, WI

9. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA

10. Fargo, ND

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