Lawnside, NJ is a small borough located in Camden County. Although the population of Lawnside is relatively small in comparison to surrounding area, the town offers a variety of medical facilities and hospitals for it's residents. The community is served by Kennedy Health System and South Jersey Healthcare, both of which have locations nearby. Other local medical facilities include CareOne at Lawnside, Lawnside Medical Associates, and Virtua Primary Care - Lawnside. These medical centers are all well-equipped and offer residents with the best healthcare services on the market today. The local doctors specialize in general practice medicine as well as specialty care and can provide specialized services such as cancer care, cardiology, endocrinology and more. Residents of Lawnside can also benefit from services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy and other rehabilitation therapies. In order to ensure that everyone has access to the best health care available, Medicaid is accepted at all local medical facilities in addition to most major insurance companies. All these factors make for a high quality of life in Lawnside making it a great place to live for those seeking quality health care options.
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 328 physicians per 100,000 population in Lawnside. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Lawnside area is 92.4 (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 Lawnside area is 10 (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 Lawnside area is 68 (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 Lawnside commutes 26.5 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 Lawnside area is 44 (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.