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Colorado

Overall rank: 8
2008 rank: 14
Prevalence of smoking: 20
Prevalence of obesity: 1
Lack of health insurance: 37
Primary care physicians: 23

Strengths:
Low prevalence of obesity
Low levels of air pollution
Low rate of preventable hospitalizations
Low rates of cancer deaths and cardiovascular deaths

Challenges:
High geographic disparity within the state
High rate of uninsured population

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