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Best and Worst Heart-Friendly Cities

Monday, May 19th, 2008

As part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red Campaign, the organization has released a study of the best and worst heart-friendly cities for women.

Here is a list of the cities:

Top 10 Heart-Friendly Cities

1. Minneapolis—St. Paul-Bloomington

2. Washington D.C.—Arlington, Va.—Alexandria, W.Va.

3. San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland, Calif.

4. Denver—Aurora, Colorado

5. Boston—Cambridge—Quincy, Mass.

6. Seattle—Tacoma—Bellevue, Wash.

7. Portland—Vancouver—Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.

8. San Diego—Carlsbad—San Marcos, Calif.

9. Los Angeles—Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.

10. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.

Bottom 10, Least Heart-Friendly Cities

1. Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, Tenn.

2. St. Louis, Mo.

3. Detroit—Warren—Livonia, Mich.

4. Pittsburgh, Penn.

5. Dallas—Fort Worth—Arlington, Texas

6. Columbus, Ohio

7. Cincinnati—Middletown, Ohio—Ky.—Ind.

8. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.

9. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio

10. Indianapolis, Indiana

Mid-Sized Metros, Top 5 Heart-Friendly Cities

1. Salt Lake City, Utah

2. Honolulu, Hawaii

3. Colorado Springs, Colo.

4. Rochester, N.Y.

5. Albuquerque, N.M.

Mid-sized Metros, Least Heart-Friendly cities

5. Toledo, Ohio

4. Louisville, Ky.

3. Tulsa, Oklahoma

2. Lakeland, Fla.

1. Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.

Other Metros, Top 5 Heart-Friendly Cities

1. Boulder, Colo.

2. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

3. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.

4. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.

5. Ann Arbor, Mich.

Other Metros, Least Heart-Friendly Cities

5. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif.

4. Charlottesville, Va.

3. Provo-Orem, Utah

2. Bellingham, Wash.

1. Barnstable Town, Mass.

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