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Dayton Takes Top Spot As Sickest City

According to a new county-wide health report, two Ohio cities rank in the top 10 list of sickest cities to have the flu, ONN's Stephanie Mennecke reported on Monday.

Cleveland came in at number seven and Dayton took the number one spot. 

"Quite frankly we are curious as how they interpreted some of the data," Gross said.

Gross is talking about news website The Daily Beast. They put out a list of the country's sickest cities when it comes to the flu around the same time as the Montgomery County Health Commission.

The report has been in the making for two years now, and it's merely a coincidence to have been completed the same time these numbers surfaced from the Daily Beast news site. 

"When we look at the numbers from their report, versus the numbers in our report, we see some inconsistencies," Gross said.

One thing that is consistent however is the startling truths that stick out from the research.

"Basically our citizens are making themselves sick because what is killing our citizens are chronic diseases that could be prevented if people lived a healthier lifestyle," Gross said.

Gross condensed the county's report to an eight page summary, and handed it to about 2,000 business leaders in the community. He encouraged them to review it and encourage their employees to live a healthier lifestyle. 

Columbus just missed the top 10 list of sickest cities. It came in at number 12.

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