Cooper Landing, AK is a small community nestled in the Kenai Mountains of Southcentral Alaska. Its population of roughly 863 people relies heavily on local facilities and medical resources to provide medical care to its citizens. Local hospitals such as Central Peninsula Hospital and Soldotna Medical Center are located nearby and provide a variety of services for citizens of Cooper Landing. In addition, the community is serviced by numerous local medical facilities such as Alaska Women’s Health Center and Wildflower Medical Clinic that offer specialized care for women’s health issues. These medical facilities ensure that local residents have access to quality healthcare without having to travel too far away from home. The collective efforts of these providers strive to ensure everyone in the Cooper Landing area has access to the best possible healthcare 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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Cooper Landing. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Cooper Landing area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Cooper Landing area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Cooper Landing area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Cooper Landing commutes Unlock 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 Cooper Landing area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.