The health of Flowery Branch, Georgia is greatly supported by the local hospitals and medical facilities. The area has two major hospitals, Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Braselton and The Longstreet Clinic P.C., that provide high quality care to their patients. In addition, there are a few smaller medical facilities including the Northside Pediatrics and Primary Care, Lanier Family Medicine and Smiths Urgent Care that offer specialized services for those in need. All of these facilities provide access to a variety of treatments and medications to help people stay healthy. Furthermore, many primary care physicians are available in the area for preventive care as well as chronic disease management. With all these resources available in Flowery Branch, it is easy to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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 182 physicians per 100,000 population in Flowery Branch. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Flowery Branch area is 118.5 (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 Flowery Branch area is 30 (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 Flowery Branch 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 Flowery Branch commutes 28.7 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 Flowery Branch area is 58 (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.