Vandenberg AFB, CA is a military base located in Santa Barbara County that provides essential services to the local community. The base has many health and medical facilities available for its personnel and their families, including a hospital, multiple pharmacies, a medical clinic, an optometry clinic, and fitness centers. The local area also has numerous private hospitals and medical centers that are easily accessible for those who need additional care or treatment. The health of the community is taken seriously within the base with preventative measures such as flu shots being offered on a regular basis. Additionally, Vandenberg AFB strives to ensure their personnel have access to mental health services such as counseling and support groups. With these resources at their disposal, residents of Vandenberg AFB can rest assured that their health needs are being met.
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 216 physicians per 100,000 population in Vandenberg AFB. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Vandenberg AFB area is 87.6 (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 Vandenberg AFB area is 43 (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 Vandenberg AFB area is 96 (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 Vandenberg AFB commutes 19.4 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 Vandenberg AFB area is 91 (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.