The health in Casar, North Carolina is provided by several local hospitals and medical facilities. There are numerous primary care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare providers in the area. The hospitals provide a wide range of services including emergency care, outpatient surgery, inpatient services and mental health care. The medical facilities also include walk-in clinics, urgent care centers and physical therapy centers. Many of the local doctors offer 24-hour on-call services for their patients. In addition, there are many pharmacy services available to residents of Casar. The city also offers a variety of health programs for its citizens including classes on lifestyle changes such as nutrition counseling and smoking cessation programs as well as preventive screening and immunization services. All of these resources work together to ensure that the people of Casar have access to quality health care and stay healthy and safe.
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 136 physicians per 100,000 population in Casar. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Casar area is 110.7 (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 Casar area is 61 (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 Casar area is 85 (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 Casar commutes 25.9 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 Casar area is 71 (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.