Olive Township is located in Clinton County, Michigan. The township offers residents an array of health services, including several local hospitals and medical facilities. Olive Township is home to Sparrow Clinton Hospital, the area's largest hospital and a full-service medical center. Other facilities include the Eastside Medical Center, which specializes in primary care for adults and children; Michigan Orthopaedic Specialists, specializing in orthopedic care; and the Clinton County Health Department, which provides public health services such as immunizations, communicable disease tracking, birth certificates, and more. Residents also have access to a variety of pharmacies within Olive Township providing essential medications and over-the-counter drugs. With these options available to its citizens, Olive Township works hard to ensure that high quality health care is easily accessible to its population.
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 87 physicians per 100,000 population in Olive township (Clinton County). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Olive township (Clinton County) area is 81.4 (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 Olive township (Clinton County) area is 47 (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 Olive township (Clinton County) 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 Olive township (Clinton County) commutes 24.2 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 Olive township (Clinton County) area is 81 (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.