Hawaiian Ocean View, HI is a small community located on the Big Island of Hawaii. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it is a tight-knit community that looks after one another and takes health seriously. The town is served by two hospitals: Hilo Medical Center and North Hawai'i Community Hospital. There are also several local medical facilities, such as clinics and pharmacies, which provide quality healthcare to the residents of Hawaiian Ocean View. These facilities offer preventative care, diagnosis and treatment services for all types of health issues, in addition to offering specialized care for chronic illnesses. The town also has numerous support programs to help those with disabilities or special needs access proper healthcare. Overall, Hawaiian Ocean View provides quality healthcare services to its citizens and strives to keep everyone healthy and safe.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 165 physicians per 100,000 population in Hawaiian Ocean View. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Hawaiian Ocean View area is 90.2 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Hawaiian Ocean View area is 77 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Hawaiian Ocean View area is 93 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Hawaiian Ocean View commutes 25.3 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Hawaiian Ocean View area is 86 (100=best). The US average is 58.
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This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.