New Hampshire

National Health Scorecard Shows There’s Room For Improvement

Submitted by Maryglenn Boals on December 12, 2011 - 9:17am

Despite a growing number of people who have quit smoking and a drop in heart-disease deaths, the United Health Foundation’s annual ranking shows there’s room to improve the nation’s health. According to the report, there are an increasing number of Americans who are obese or diabetic. The percentage of Americans with diabetes rose to 8.7 percent from 8.3 percent in 2010. The number of obese Americans increased to 27.5 percent of the population, up from 26.9 percent the year before. Among the more positive developments, the number of heart-disease deaths per 100,000 people dropped to 270 from 278 last year. Read more »

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NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows

Submitted by ONE Community on December 31, 2009 - 1:26pm
NORMA LOVE,Associated Press Writer Thursday, December 31, 2009 FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Jeffry Burr and Neil Blair are just hours from their wedding, but there are no typical prenuptial jitters. After all, this is the third time they've exchanged vows. They first committed to each other before scores of relatives and friends on June 24, 2006, in an emotional ceremony that didn't even count under New Hampshire law. Then, at 12:01 a.m. on Jan.
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New Hampshire Senate passes same sex marriage bill

Submitted by ONE Community on May 3, 2009 - 10:53am

Washington Blade
Friday, May 01, 2009

New Hampshire senators voted 13-11 on Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage, a move that comes less than two months after the state’s House of Representatives passed a similar bill. The development brings New Hampshire closer to becoming the nation’s second state to approve same-sex marriage through legislation rather than through a court ruling.  Read on.

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