Quote Originally Posted by Pete Brzycki View Post
Do you realize we have actually fallen BEHIND some of those states now?

This is a very highly respected ranking system of key health indicators and not only is Oklahoma 48th (thanks only to MS and LA) overall, we have fallen from around 30th in 1990:

http://www.americashealthrankings.org/OK

Not only is the obesity rate trending up at an alarming rate, but the smoking rate (again, we're 48th) hasn't dropped at all in the last 15 years! When you see something like that you have to recognize there are serious problems tied to education as much as anything.
I don't see OK doing anything to change that... it seems the state legislature spends it's time on things like making a fetus not for human consumption. That's part of the reason people have the impression of OK they do. Doesn't seem there's a lot of focus on education or health care.