Health in West Virginia
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There are 246 physicians per 100,000 population in West Virginia, WV. The US average is 261.
West Virginia, WV Health Index
Air quality in West Virginia, WV is 67 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 West Virginia, WV is 54 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 86 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.
West Virginia Health SperlingViews
re: LIVIN IN CHARLESTON WV..neva knew such a sucky: As a native West Virginian, I hold a master's degree and teach college. Not all WV residents are pill-poppers; hasty generalizations such as that are unhelpful
and... (read more)WV is refreshingly tranquil, and close to hip & ha: Cities rich with art & culture in WV are Shepherdstown, Berkeley Springs,
Huntington, Charleston, and Morgantown, but I happily live in the Northern Panhandle of WV... (read more)re: Beautiful State but very low in quality of lif: Do NOT move to WV. We retired and moved here 6 years ago. Now we find ourselves in the middle of the Marcellus shale region and the out of state natural gas drilling... (read more)Have an opinion about West Virginia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for West Virginia Click Here
