Chronic Disease Indicators

Go here http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cdi/ and select two states and a category to compare. See what comes up, then make a graph or chart of the information you get. Here's an example I got comparing California and New York:

California compared with New York

Physical Activity and Nutrition
Indicator	Measure	California	New York
Fruit and vegetable consumption among adults aged >=18 years  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	28.9% (27.3-30.5)	27.4% (25.9-28.9)
Fruit and vegetable consumption among youth  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	-	-
Obesity among adults aged >= 18 years  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	23.3% (21.7-24.9)	25.5% (24.1-26.9)
Overweight or obesity among adults aged >= 18 years  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	59.0% (57.2-60.8)	62.0% (60.3-63.7)
Obesity among youth  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	-	10.9% (9.9-12.1)
Recommended physical activity among adults aged >=18 years  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	50.2% (48.3-52.1)	48.9% (47.2-50.6)
Recommended physical activity among youth  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	-	38.0% (35.8-40.2)
Television viewing among youth  - 2007  view definition	Prevalence (CI)	-	35.3% (32.3-38.5)