Carrollton, AL is a small town located in Pickens County with an estimated population of 1,355 people. Despite its small size, Carrollton is home to several medical facilities that provide quality healthcare for its residents. These local hospitals and medical facilities include the Pickens County Medical Center, Diversified Health Services, and Clinic for Women. The Pickens County Medical Center provides comprehensive primary care services such as family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and internal medicine while Diversified Health Services offers a variety of specialty care including psychiatry and other behavioral health services as well as physical therapy and laboratory services. The Clinic for Women serves the female community providing general health screenings and reproductive services. Access to quality healthcare is vital to maintaining good health in Carrollton and its surrounding communities. With access to these local hospitals and medical facilities, residents have access to the care they need when it comes to their physical health.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Carrollton. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Carrollton area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Carrollton area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Carrollton area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Carrollton commutes Unlock 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 Carrollton area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.