Cornish, NH is a small town of approximately 1,500 people located in the Dartmouth–Lake Sunapee Region of New Hampshire. The town has access to a variety of healthcare resources, including local hospitals and medical facilities. The Cornish community is served by three local hospitals that offer general health care services. These hospitals include Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. In addition to these larger hospitals, there are several private practices and clinics located within the town of Cornish that provide primary care services such as family medicine and internal medicine. Additionally, there are multiple pharmacies in the area offering prescription filling services as well as over-the-counter medications. With access to these quality healthcare options, residents of Cornish can be sure to receive the best possible medical attention and care for any health needs they may have.
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 Cornish. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Cornish area is 97.8 (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 Cornish area is 90 (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 Cornish area is 94 (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 Cornish commutes 27.4 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 Cornish area is 85 (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.