Butte Creek Canyon, CA is located in the county of Butte and is known for its stunning natural beauty. The area boasts an abundance of parks, trails, rivers, and lakes that provide great recreation opportunities for residents and visitors alike. Despite the great outdoors offerings, there are a limited number of health services available in the canyon. Local hospitals and medical facilities are sparsely spread throughout the area and are not always readily accessible to all members of the community. The few providers that do exist lack adequate resources to adequately support the growing population in Butte Creek Canyon. This means residents must often travel long distances to receive quality healthcare or take advantage of telemedicine technology when available. Despite these obstacles, members of the Butte Creek Canyon community are working hard to ensure access to quality healthcare for all who live in this beautiful region.
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 192 physicians per 100,000 population in Butte Creek Canyon. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Butte Creek Canyon area is 99.7 (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 Butte Creek Canyon area is 68 (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 Butte Creek Canyon area is 81 (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 Butte Creek Canyon commutes 20.1 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 Butte Creek Canyon area is 69 (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.