IF YOU’RE A NEW MEXICO RESIDENT, YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO DIE PREMATURELY FROM A CAR CRASH, DRUG OVERDOSE, OR SOME OTHER INJURIES. THIS FROM A ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION STUDY THAT FOCUSED ON PREMATURE DEATHS BECAUSE THOSE INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE STUDY ALSO SHOWS SHOWS ONE IN FIVE NEW MEXICANS SAY THEIR HEALTH IS EITHER FAIR OR POOR. THAT’S 20 PERCENT OF THE STATE’S POPULATION. TEEN BIRTHS IN THIS STATE ARE DOWN … AS THEY ARE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE DECLINE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS.
