Jacksonville, Arkansas is a small city located in central Arkansas with a population of around 28,000. The city has a number of local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality health care to its citizens. The most prominent facility is the CHI St Vincent Infirmary, which specializes in trauma, cardiac care and neurosurgery. Other local hospitals include Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock and the Cabot Medical Center, both of which provide comprehensive services for primary care and specialty services. In addition there are several community health centers available throughout the city staffed by qualified physicians as well as medical specialists from fields such as family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology. Jacksonville also has an active community of healthcare providers including dentists, optometrists, physical therapists and other allied health professionals that work together to ensure residents have access to quality care when needed.
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 438 physicians per 100,000 population in Jacksonville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Jacksonville area is 87.0 (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 Jacksonville area is 90 (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 Jacksonville area is 91 (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 Jacksonville commutes 18.9 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 Jacksonville area is 46 (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.