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More Doctors Per Capita |
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Massachusetts’s ranks #1 in the nation in the number of doctors per 100,000 population. |
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[Mass. Alliance for Economic Development, 2006] |
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Get Out There |
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82% — or 3.9 million Boston market adults — bike, run, swim or walk for exercise. |
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[2005/2006 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior, Boston DMA] |
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Health Matters |
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463,600 Boston market adults have asked their doctor or pharmacist about a prescription drug in the past year. |
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[2005/2006 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior, Boston DMA] |
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Health visits |
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3.6 million of Boston market adults (76%) have visited a hospital/health clinic for in-patient or out-patient services while 3.5 million (74%) have visited a dentist in the past year. |
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[2005/2006 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior, Boston DMA] |
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Why Sit When You Can Move? |
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719,000 Boston-market adults say they plan to take a golf, tennis, ski, snowboard, climbing, rafting, or adventure vacation in the next 12 months. |
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[2005/2006 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior, Boston DMA] |
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Partnerships – Hospitals and Business |
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Massachusetts’ hospitals and universities provide a rich source of research: Between 30% and 40% of hospitals’ licenses and joint ventures are with Massachusetts-based companies. |
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[Mass. Alliance for Economic Development, 2006] |
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Five of the Top Five Hospitals |
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The top five independent hospitals to receive NIH support in 2000 are all in Massachusetts. |
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[Mass. Alliance for Economic Development, 2006] |
