Vermont rated healthiest state in the nation
HealthStatus of Vermonters Report Tracks Public Health Successes & ChallengesVermont Celebrates Public Health Week April7-13 with Real-Life Stories, Events Midway to 2010, The Health Status ofVermonters shows that Vermontis doing measurably better than the rest of the nation in 19 areas andmeasurably worse in two. The report is available online at HealthVermont.govand from the Vermont Department of Health’s district offices. Gov. Douglas also proclaimed April 7 – 13 Public Health Week in Vermont. Every dayduring the week, the Health Department will feature stories and events thatbring the health status data to life. For on online copy of The Health Statusof Vermonters, featured stories and events during Public Health Week go toHealthVermont.gov. The 44-page booklet shows data and trends through 2005 (generally themost recent available data) to present a picture of the health of Vermonters.The report measures how the state is doing in key areas, progress in meetingnearly 100 public health goals, and where we stand compared the nation as awhole. Montpelier, Vt. — April, 3, 2008. Gov. Jim Douglas and Health Commissioner SharonMoffatt, RN, MSN today released The HealthStatus of Vermonters — a report by the Vermont Department ofHealth that tracks progress on key public health measures related to illnessand disease, clinical preventive services, health insurance, access to medicalcare and personal health behaviors.
“Vermonters are getting healthier — but we’re not yetas healthy as we can be,” said Commissioner Moffatt. “One of themost important jobs in public health is to analyze trends and use what we learnto improve the health of the population. This is the time to celebrate ourgains and also to take a clear-eyed look at our challenges.” # # # “Vermontis rightfully earning its reputation as the healthiest state in thenation,” said Gov. Douglas. “We’ve come a long way, thanks toVermont’spublic health leadership and workforce — and the efforts of many ingovernment and in our communities. However, we still face challenges as thisnew report quantifies.” 
Khan bowls ECD in commanding positionBy Rajiv BisnauthEAST Coast Demerara spinners combined for eight wickets on day one of their Jaguars Franchise League Three-day game against West Demerara yesterday at the Enterprise Busta Sports Club. Leg-spinner Amir Khan was the chief destroyer with 5-25, as ECD rattled the visitors batting line-up for just 111 in 36 overs on the stroke of lunch.In reply the hosts closed on 137-5, a first-innings lead of 26.Asked to bat first on a two-pace wicket with a sluggish outfield, the West Demerara side found themselves in early trouble and never recovered.They lost both openers Tagenarine Chanderpaul (0) and Ronaldo Renee (4) to pacers Paul Wintz (1-7) and Gavin Morian (1-15), at 25-2.Akashay Persaud and Kemol Savory took the total to 44, and the visitors would have hoped to move ahead without further damage, but the introduction of the spinners immediately made inroads.Savory failed to make the most of a good start and was dismissed by off-spinner Vivian Albert for 18.However, despite another dogged effort from Persaud and Raymon Reifer, Khan and fellow leg-spinner Steven Sankar (2-31) then claimed the last seven wickets.Persaud made 18, while Reifer hit a composed 32.The hosts then made a sluggish start, losing Test opener Rajendra Chandrika, Chanderpaul Hemraj and Kame Yadram within the first ten overs to left-arm pacer Reifer.The Barbadian had opener Chandrika caught at the wicket for one while Hemraj (0) and Yadram (3) were both trapped leg-before-wicket.Fellow opener Gavin Boodwah and Bhaskar Yadram joined forces and took the hosts to the tea interval, with some solid stroke-play.After the interval the right-handed pair continued their sensible approach at the wicket, with both youngsters reaching half-century.They then took the fourth-wicket stand to 120 before Yadram was dismissed by Richie Looknauth for 56, inclusive of five fours and two sixes.Boodwah went soon after, leg-before to Mahendra Dhanpaul for 50.Ramnarine Chatura and Albert will resume today on eight and one respectively.Reifer has so far claimed 3-18 off 13 overs.Meanwhile, summarised scores from the other three games are as follows:Georgetown 65-3, replying to East Bank Demerara’s 192.Upper Corentyne 54-1, in reply to West Berbice 222 and Lower Corentyne 173-2, replying to Essequibo’s 101.