Mountain View, CA is a city located in Santa Clara County in the state of California. It has a population of over 80,000 people and is one of the most affluent cities in the Bay Area. The health and well-being of its residents is an important priority for the city. Mountain View offers numerous hospitals and medical facilities to provide quality care and services to its citizens. Stanford Health Care’s Palo Alto Center is located nearby, as are several urgent care centers that offer walk-in appointments for minor illnesses or injuries. The city also has several community clinics, such as El Camino Health Center, offering free or reduced cost services to those with limited access to healthcare. In addition, Mountain View provides education programs on topics related to health, such as smoking cessation classes and nutrition classes. Overall, the city provides a wide range of services that promote good health and wellbeing among its citizens.
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 257 physicians per 100,000 population in Mountain View. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Mountain View area is 93.7 (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 Mountain View area is 40 (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 Mountain View area is 84 (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 Mountain View commutes 23.0 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 Mountain View area is 53 (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.