Sand City, CA is a vibrant and diverse community that prides itself on having access to quality health care. The city has many local hospitals and medical facilities that provide essential services for the area’s residents. These facilities offer a variety of services ranging from routine checkups to complex surgeries. Additionally, some of these medical centers specialize in particular areas of medicine such as pediatrics or mental health. Sand City also has access to nearby emergency rooms and urgent care centers which are equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology and staffed by experienced medical professionals who are dedicated to providing the best possible outcomes for their patients. In addition, the city provides numerous outreach programs that help to ensure that everyone in the community has access to quality healthcare regardless of their financial situation or insurance coverage. By offering resources such as these, Sand City is able to ensure that all its citizens have access to safe and effective health care.
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 Sand City. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Sand City 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 Sand City 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 Sand City 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 Sand City 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 Sand City 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.