Health in Bakersfield, California
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There are 130 physicians per 100,000 population in Bakersfield, CA. The US average is 261.
Bakersfield, CA Health Index
Air quality in Bakersfield, CA is 1 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Bakersfield, CA is 42 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 10 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
Bakersfield Health SperlingViews
Health in bakersfield: In the 11yrs I have lived in Bakersfield I have never seen so many sick people.It seems to me most the women complain of strange symptoms and just down right do not feel... (read more)Air quality bad due to the high number of dairy fa:
Yes it's true this highest contributor to the poor air quality in Bakersfield used to be thought of as L.A. pollution creeping into the valley but while I lived there... (read more)Can't Breath: This is a great city with a bad set of lungs due to its location in the San Joaquin Valley. Bakersfield is the pollution dumping ground for most of California as the... (read more)Have an opinion about Bakersfield? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Bakersfield Click Here
