Sanborn, MI is a small rural town located in mid-Michigan with a population of around 1000 people. Despite its small size, Sanborn has a high quality of health care available to its residents due to the presence of several local hospitals and medical facilities. Local hospitals such as Mercy Health St. Mary's in Grand Rapids provide excellent care for residents, while smaller local medical facilities like Central Michigan Community Hospital help provide more preventive and primary care services. These healthcare resources help ensure that residents of Sanborn have access to adequate health care and are able to maintain their good health. Additionally, the town also benefits from the community outreach efforts of organizations like Care Resources, which provides free or low-cost healthcare services to those in need. This ensures that even those who cannot afford insurance are able to receive quality medical care when they need it most. Overall, Sanborn offers good healthcare options for its residents and is committed to providing them with adequate health care and wellness services.
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 253 physicians per 100,000 population in Sanborn. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Sanborn area is 92.7 (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 Sanborn area is 59 (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 Sanborn area is 43 (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 Sanborn commutes 21.3 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 Sanborn area is 88 (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.