War Eagle! Auburn-Opelika named healthiest AL community

Auburn-Opelika was named the healthiest community in Alabama.

In the study, cities were ranked on overall health outcomes, including length and quality of life, and also healthy behaviors, clinical care, social and economic indicators and physical environment. Residents were scored in the categories of people without health insurance, percentage of food insecurity, obesity rates and unemployment, according the study by USAToday, and as published in yellowhammernews.com

Auburn-Opelika scored:

Percentage without health insurance: 11.5 percent

Percentage of food insecure: 11.4 percent

Obesity rate: 30 percent

2014 unemployment rate: 5.6 percent

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