Haubstadt, IN is a small rural community located in the southwestern corner of Indiana. The population is approximately 2,000 people and the city has a wide variety of health care options for residents to choose from. Local hospitals such as Good Samaritan Hospital and Deaconess Hospital provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. The community also has several medical facilities that offer specialized treatments, including orthopedic specialists, family practitioners and pediatricians. Additionally, there are several clinics in Haubstadt that provide primary care, preventive care, mental health treatment, and physical therapy. For those who need home health services or respite care for chronic health conditions, the city offers a number of nursing providers and home health aides as well. All of these resources help make sure that Haubstadt residents have access to 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 83 physicians per 100,000 population in Haubstadt. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Haubstadt area is 80.9 (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 Haubstadt area is 40 (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 Haubstadt area is 76 (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 Haubstadt commutes 22.7 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 Haubstadt 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.