Harbor Springs, Michigan is a small community located along the shores of Lake Michigan. It has a friendly, close-knit population who take advantage of the nearby natural beauty and recreational activities that the area offers. The health care in Harbor Springs is top-notch, with several local hospitals and medical facilities providing excellent care for all residents. These hospitals offer comprehensive services such as emergency rooms, diagnostics centers, specialty clinics, rehabilitation centers and primary care providers. In addition to these hospital services, Harbor Springs also boasts a number of smaller medical facilities such as pharmacies, urgent care centers and dentists that provide quality service to the community's members. With its close proximity to larger medical centers like Grand Rapids and Detroit, Harbour Spring residents have access to some of the best healthcare available in Michigan.
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 513 physicians per 100,000 population in Harbor Springs. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Harbor Springs area is 86.2 (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 Harbor Springs area is 49 (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 Harbor Springs area is 58 (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 Harbor Springs commutes 17.0 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 Harbor Springs area is 90 (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.