Great Meadows, NJ is a small community located in Northern New Jersey. It has a population of approximately 1,000 people and is known for its rural atmosphere and natural beauty. Although the town itself does not have any hospitals, there are several medical facilities in the nearby vicinity that offer quality health care services to residents of Great Meadows. These include a number of local family physician offices, dentistry clinics, and specialty care providers like oncologists and neurologists. Additionally, there are also two urgent care centers which provide access to walk-in medical services when needed. With these options available to residents of Great Meadows they are able to receive quality healthcare close to home rather than having to travel far away for care.
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 133 physicians per 100,000 population in Great Meadows. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Great Meadows area is 97.9 (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 Great Meadows area is 53 (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 Great Meadows area is 79 (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 Great Meadows commutes 35.4 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 Great Meadows area is 74 (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.