Henderson, Nevada is a vibrant city with many wonderful amenities. It has excellent local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care for its residents. The city also offers a wide variety of health programs such as smoking cessation classes, physical activity classes, and nutrition classes to help its citizens stay healthy and active. The city is also home to several parks and recreational areas that provide opportunities for outdoor activities such as swimming, biking, hiking, and running. Additionally, Henderson has an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables available from local farmers markets making it easy to maintain a balanced diet. With all these resources in place, Henderson is committed to providing its citizens with the highest quality of health care available.
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 154 physicians per 100,000 population in Henderson. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Henderson area is 94.5 (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 Henderson area is 70 (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 Henderson area is 99 (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 Henderson commutes 23.2 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 Henderson area is 54 (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.