Whitesboro, NJ is a small town located in the heart of New Jersey. As such, it has limited access to healthcare and medical facilities. There are a few local hospitals that serve the community well but their resources are often stretched beyond capacity due to the influx of people from nearby towns. The medical facilities in Whitesboro are mostly small clinics and urgent care centers that offer basic medical services. These facilities have limited access to specialist care and lack the resources for more advanced treatments. The lack of quality health services in Whitesboro means that residents have to travel elsewhere for more comprehensive care, often at great expense. Despite this, the town’s residents strive to maintain good health by engaging in various sports activities or taking part in other physical activities like walking or biking. This helps keep them physically fit and enables them to manage chronic diseases if they have any.
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 159 physicians per 100,000 population in Whitesboro. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Whitesboro area is 95.4 (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 Whitesboro area is 20 (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 Whitesboro area is 79 (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 Whitesboro commutes 22.9 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 Whitesboro area is 83 (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.