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Overview of Fall River's
personal fitness

Adults in Fall River report that they are much less likely to engage in regular physical activity than others in Massachusetts, though their activity level is slightly higher than adults across the United States.

A Massachusetts Department of Public Health Report tells us Bristol County has the highest rates of diabetes in the state and the 3^rd highest in the nation

Massachusetts Cardiovascular Health Institute identified Fall River as one of the top 3 high risk cities in Mass for heart disease and stroke

And according to the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System :

• 59% of Fall River adults are overweight and 26.5% are obese; 

• 26.8% of us are regularly active compared to 52.6% of adults in the state; and

• 34.8% of us are still smoking compared to 17.8% in the state

Five instant topic reports contain data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) organized by indicators such as smoking rates, binge drinking, overweight and obesity and activity.

A very complete report combining health status indicators from a variety of sources into one document that covers Fall River and Southeastern Mass.

A report of heart disease and stroke rates for Massachusetts with comparative data for Fall River/New Bedford and other priority areas.

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