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Arizona

Overall rank: 27
2008 rank: 27
Prevalence of smoking: 7
Prevalence of obesity: 18
Lack of health insurance: 45
Primary care physicians: 43

Strengths:
Low prevalence of smoking
Low rate of preventable hospitalizations
Low rates of cancer deaths and cardiovascular deaths

Challenges:
High percentage of children in poverty
High rate of uninsured population
Limited availability of primary care physicians

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