1. OBESITY IN NEW YORK:
UPSTATE COUNTIES VS.
METROPOLITAN
Shannon O’Brien

2. OVERVIEW
Upstate New York Has An Increasingly High
Rate of Obesity
Compared to Metropolitan Area, Upstate
Has a Disadvantage
Disadvantages Include
Income and Location

3. UPSTATE VS. METROPOLITAN
County % Obese or Median Annual
Upstate Overweight Income
Lewis 67.7 $43,607
Jefferson 67.7 $44,908
St. Lawrence 67.7 $41,203
County % Obese of Median Annual
Metropolitan Overweight Income
New York 42.3 $67,161
Westchester 53.6 $80,980
Suffolk 57.0 $85,263
(New York's Fattest Counties, 2009)
(Sperling’s Best Places, 2010)

4. UPSTATE OBESITY AND INSURANCE
Upstate Population Excessive Insurance Cost
 27.5% are Obese  Annual Medical Cost
 From 2003 – 2007  $1.5 billion
 15% Increase  Cost per Resident
 Income of 15k-25k  $392
 70.5% are Obese
(Excellus, 2009)

5. Lewis Jefferson St. Lawrence
(All Over Albany, New York Westchester Suffolk
2009)

6. Metropolitan
Upstate

7. DISADVANTAGE VS. BENEFITS
Metropolitan
Upstate Higher • Afford
HealthierF
Income ood
Lower • Afford Cheap/ City • Able to Walk
Income Unhealthy Setting to
Food Destination
• More Active
Country • Driving to
Setting Destination
• More
Sedentary

8. SUMMARY
 Upstate Counties have higher obesity rate
 Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
 Lower Income-Unhealthy Diets-Sedentary Lifestyle
 Metropolitan Area have lower obesity rate
 New York, Westchester, Suffolk
 Higher Income-Healthier Diets-Active Lifestyles

9. Works Cited
All Over Albany (2009). Rates of overweight/obese in New York State by
county [Image]. Retrieved February, 14, 2012 from http://
alloveralbany.com
Excellus. (2009). The Facts About. Retrieved February 13, 2012, from
http://www.whec.com/whecimages/obesity_2009.pdf
Find The Data. (2012). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from
http://county-food.findthedata.org/l/1885/Westchester
Sperling's Best Places. (2010). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from
http://www.bestplaces.net/find/county.aspx?st=NY
Youtube. (2009, November 10). New York State Soda Tax & its
Effect on Coke-a-Cola. Retrieved March 25, 2012, from
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wau1X9Ou8ZU