Atlanta Moves Up In Annual CityHealth Ranking

Atlanta’s new comprehensive public smoking ban helped move the needle, as did efforts to support early education.

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The city of Atlanta is doing better at keeping its residents healthy and enjoying a higher quality of life, according to CityHealth’s just-released annual report card of the nation’s top 40 cities.

The latest analysis has Atlanta moving up from last year’s “bronze” status to “silver” this year.

Atlanta’s new comprehensive public smoking ban helped move the needle, as did efforts to support early education.