The health in Huntsville, TX Metro Area is served by local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care to residents. Huntsville Hospital System and CHI St. Luke's Health System are the two largest healthcare providers in the area, offering a full range of services. Other local facilities include the Huntsville Memorial Hospital, Trinity Medical Center, Scott & White Hospital-Brenham, Texas Children's Hospital-The Woodlands, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-Houston and San Jacinto Methodist Hospital-Baytown. These hospitals and medical facilities ensure that residents have access to the best health care available. Additionally, many local clinics offer specialized care to meet individual needs related to mental health, women's health, preventive care and more. Community outreach programs such as immunization clinics are available throughout the area for children and adults alike. The diversity of options ensures that all members of our community can receive quality healthcare when they need it most.
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 Huntsville Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Huntsville Metro Area 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 Huntsville Metro Area 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 Huntsville Metro Area 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 Huntsville Metro Area commutes Unlock minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Huntsville Metro Area 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.