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Hawaii

Overall rank: 4
2008 rank: 1
Prevalence of smoking: 5
Prevalence of obesity: 5
Lack of health insurance: 2
Primary care physicians: 7

Strengths:
Low rate of uninsured population
Low rate of preventable hospitalizations
Low levels of air pollution
High per-capita public health funding
Low rates of cancer deaths and cardiovascular deaths

Challenges:
High prevalence of binge drinking

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