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Washington Post: Metro area counties, cities receive high health ranking despite poor air quality

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Maryland
State: 
Virginia

Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun are the healthiest counties in Virginia, and Howard, Montgomery and Frederick top the list in Maryland, according to a set of reports to be released Wednesday. The reports rank U.S. counties and cities based on how long people live and how healthy they are.

Publication Date: 
February 17, 2010
News Item: 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/16/AR2010021605643....