Navajo, AZ County is located in the Navajo Nation and provides access to quality healthcare for its residents. The county has a variety of local hospitals and medical facilities that are dedicated to providing quality services to its community. The area is served by Flagstaff Medical Center, the Navajo Indian Health Services Hospital, and Northern Arizona Healthcare. These hospitals offer a wide range of medical services including emergency care, family practice, laboratory tests, radiology tests, inpatient surgeries, and outpatient treatments. Patients have access to specialists and primary care physicians as well as mental health providers. Additionally, there are multiple clinics located within the county that offer primary care services such as check-ups and immunizations. These local health resources provide essential healthcare services for all residents of Navajo County which helps ensure that individuals have access to necessary medical treatments whenever needed.
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 110 physicians per 100,000 population in Navajo County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Navajo County area is 109.7 (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 Navajo County area is 51 (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 Navajo County area is 95 (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 Navajo County commutes 21.6 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 Navajo County area is 86 (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.