date:Feb 01, 2013
Higher rates of smoking and fast food consumption among Riverside County residents are believed to be contributing factors to why the area ranks so low in overall health.
More than 60 percent of early deaths in the county are causd by heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and stroke, according to the 2013 Community Health Profile, an 83-page report on the health of county residents.
The County of Riverside Department of Public Health released the report, which outlines the chronic disease issue