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HEALTH • Winter 2018 23 Worcester Business Journal WBJ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! Honorees will be profiled in the March 4, 2019 edition of Worcester Business Journal and will be honored at a special ceremony in late March. Know someone worthy of one of these awards? NOMINATE THEM TODAY! Nomination deadline: December 21, 2018 Further details and nomination form at www.wbjournal.com/businessleaders H A L L O F F A M E A W A R D S H A L L O F F A M E A W A R D S & This special edition and event honors top business leaders in Central Massachusetts for their companies' successes and contributions to the community. Our Business Leaders of the Year will be recognized in the categories of small and large business, nonprofit, innovator and Family Business Leader of the Year. In addition, we'll honor a select group of Central Massachusetts business leaders in our third annual Hall of Fame awards. Stats and information from the health care sector PULSE The Worcester County has the most marijuana business applications statewide. Pot business in Mass. Source: Cannabis Control Commission Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont 10.5% 11.2% 10.2% 10.1% 11% 11% Massachusetts has the second lowest asthma rate in New England. Asthma rates Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source: American Cancer Society Massachusetts had the most new cases of cancer in New England states in 2016. Cancer cases Massachusetts has the fifth lowest adult smoking rate in the nation. Smoking rates Source: Massachusetts Department of Health The percent of people at Massachusetts doctor's offices with flu symptoms is up. Flu season begins Worcester..................................... 47 Berkshire ...................................... 20 Middlesex ..................................... 15 Essex............................................ 14 Plymouth ...................................... 14 Bristol........................................... 13 Hampshire .................................... 12 Franklin .......................................... 8 Hampden........................................ 8 Norfolk ........................................... 7 Suffolk............................................ 5 Nantucket ....................................... 3 Barnstable ...................................... 2 Utah California Hawaii Connecticut Massachusetts 10.5% 11% 13.1% 13.3% 13.6% Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont 21,700 9,270 37,620 8,680 6,190 4,050 2018-2019 .................... 1.1% 2017-2018 ................... 0.7% 2016-2017 ................... 0.5% Source: Massachusetts Department of Health