Roxboro, NC is a small city located in Person County, with a population of approximately 8,000 people. The city has several local hospitals and medical facilities available to provide the residents with quality healthcare services. These include the Person Memorial Hospital, which provides emergency care and other primary and specialty care services, as well as Roxboro Medical Center which has an emergency department and offers many helpful programs for the community such as health education classes. Additionally, the Person County Health Department works to promote health by providing immunizations and testing for various diseases like HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The city also has great access to nearby mental health resources through Roxboro Behavioral Health Services which offers counseling, therapy, assessment services and more. With so many resources readily available in the area, residents of Roxboro can rest assured that they have access to quality healthcare when they need it most.
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 89 physicians per 100,000 population in Roxboro. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Roxboro area is 108.7 (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 Roxboro area is 80 (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 Roxboro 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 Roxboro commutes 22.5 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 Roxboro area is 60 (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.