Olive, NY is a small town located in the northern part of New York State. It has a population of approximately 3,500 people. The health and welfare of its citizens is important to the town and there are many resources available for their healthcare needs. The town has two local hospitals that provide a wide range of services from primary and specialty care to urgent and emergency care. In addition, there are numerous medical facilities offering various outpatient services such as laboratory tests, X-rays, physical therapy, audiology services, and more. Olive also has several pharmacies providing needed medications as well as home health agencies providing skilled nursing care in the comfort of one’s own home. With such an impressive array of medical locations and resources, residents can rest assured that their health needs will be met with excellence.
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 169 physicians per 100,000 population in Olive. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Olive area is 103.2 (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 Olive area is 52 (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 Olive area is 78 (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 Olive commutes 28.2 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 Olive 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.