La Follette, WI is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. Despite its small size, the town has access to an array of health services. In addition to local hospitals and physicians available for medical care, La Follette also offers a variety of other medical facilities such as dental offices, urgent care centers, and specialized clinics. All these services ensure the residents of La Follette have access to top-notch healthcare and receive quality care when they need it most. With its proximity to larger cities including Eau Claire and Madison, people can easily travel outside their town if they need specialized treatments or procedures not available in La Follette. Overall, the health services in La Follette are reliable and comprehensive enough to ensure that residents can maintain good health and well-being living in this community.
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 40 physicians per 100,000 population in La Follette. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the La Follette area is 101.2 (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 La Follette area is 73 (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 La Follette area is 29 (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 La Follette commutes 27.0 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 La Follette area is 87 (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.