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Massachusetts

Overall rank: 3
2008 rank: 7
Prevalence of smoking: 9
Prevalence of obesity: 2
Lack of health insurance: 1
Primary care physicians: 1

Strengths:
Low rate of uninsured population
Low prevalence of obesity
Ready availability of primary care physicians
Low premature death rate

Challenges:
High prevalence of binge drinking
High rate of preventable hospitalizations

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