Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan
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There are 262 physicians per 100,000 population in Grand Rapids, MI. The US average is 221.
Grand Rapids, MI Health Index
Air quality in Grand Rapids, MI is 23 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 Grand Rapids, MI is 39 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 20 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.
Grand Rapids Health SperlingViews
Grand Rapids (Too Conservative, Not Diverse Enough: Grand Rapids is a very strange, conservative, and slightly backwards city. Although the downtown is becoming a little more vibrant than its ever been, the area's quality... (read more)re: Overrated Blue Collar Town - 3/4/2011: I come from a white-collar family and have lived my whole life in the Chicagoland area. My husband just got a job near Grand Rapids and his whole family lives out there... (read more)Overrated Blue Collar Town: Grand Rapids owes its "resurgence" if you wish to term it that, to the Devos family who for the most part has provided the funds for making the city look halfway decent... (read more)Have an opinion about Grand Rapids? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Grand Rapids Click Here
