Rural Hall, NC is a small town in Forsyth County that has a modest population of around 2000 inhabitants. Despite the small size, the community takes health very seriously and there are numerous local hospitals and medical facilities available to the people of Rural Hall. These include Wake Forest Baptist Health Forsyth Medical Center, Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center, and Thomasville Medical Center. All of these provide quality care to the residents of Rural Hall and its surrounding areas. The town also hosts multiple pharmacies and independent practitioners who provide essential health services such as mental health counseling, physical therapy, and primary care physician visits. This ensures that everyone in the town has access to the healthcare they need, regardless of their financial status or insurance coverage. With all of these facilities and services available, residents of Rural Hall can rest assured that they will be able to get any kind of medical attention they may need when 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 344 physicians per 100,000 population in Rural Hall. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Rural Hall area is 106.7 (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 Rural Hall area is 79 (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 Rural Hall area is 97 (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 Rural Hall commutes 21.4 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 Rural Hall area is 66 (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.