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Analysis Says Oldham is Kentucky's Healthiest County

WEKU | By Louisville Public Media

Published March 21, 2013 at 10:33 AM EDT

Oldham is the healthiest county in Kentucky. The least healthy? Floyd County in eastern Kentucky. The ranking of health outcomes among Kentucky's 120 counties considers tobacco use, diet and exercise, access to healthcare and other factors. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute did the analysis.

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