Recent statistics listed by County Health Rankings, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, have shown that Ouachita County is ranked 61 out of the 75 counties in Arkansas regarding overall health.

The survey considers several items, including mortality rates, premature death, physical, mental health, smoking, drinking, obesity and teen birth rates, according to the Web site www.countyhealthrankings.org.

However, Ouachita County is on the path to getting residents involved in improving their health thr...