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Utah

Overall rank: 2
2008 rank: 5
Prevalence of smoking: 1
Prevalence of obesity: 5
Lack of health insurance: 24
Primary care physicians: 45

Strengths:
Low prevalence of smoking
Low prevalence of binge drinking
Low percentage of children in poverty
Low infant mortality rate

Challenges:
Limited availability of primary care physicians
High geographic disparity within the state

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