Mount Healthy, OH is a great place to live with plenty of amenities and services for its residents. The city prides itself on its healthcare access, which includes several local hospitals and medical facilities that serve the community. These include Mercy Health – Western Hills Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center- Mt. Healthy. These hospitals offer an array of services from primary care to specialized treatment for illnesses and injuries. There are also several nearby health centers providing preventive care services with a focus on promoting healthy lifestyles through activities such as nutritional counseling, smoking cessation classes, physical activity programs, and mental health resources. In addition to these options, the city also offers various ways for citizens to get involved in their community through volunteer opportunities such as working in food pantries or helping out at local homeless shelters and soup kitchens. All of these services have helped make Mount Healthy a safe and healthy place to live.
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 371 physicians per 100,000 population in Mount Healthy. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Mount Healthy area is 86.4 (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 Mount Healthy area is 28 (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 Mount Healthy area is 92 (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 Mount Healthy commutes 22.7 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 Mount Healthy area is 42 (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.