Coplay, Pennsylvania is a small town in Lehigh County with a population of just under 5,000 people. The health care needs of the community are taken care of by two local hospitals and several medical facilities. The two hospitals that serve Coplay are Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown and St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. These hospitals provide high quality medical care for the residents of Coplay, PA and also offer specialty services such as cancer treatment, cardiology, orthopedics, geriatrics and more. In addition to these hospitals there is also an array of medical facilities located throughout the town such as urgent care centers, primary care physicians’ offices, pharmacies for prescription drugs, physical therapy offices and more. All these facilities combined provide top notch health care for Coplay’s citizens.
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 315 physicians per 100,000 population in Coplay. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Coplay area is 117.7 (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 Coplay area is 41 (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 Coplay area is 76 (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 Coplay commutes 24.2 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 Coplay area is 50 (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.