Perryville, AR is a rural community located in Perry County. While the town itself is small, it is home to a number of local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality health care services to the area's citizens. These include Perry County Medical Center, Perryville Family Clinic, and the Perryville Ambulatory Care Center. The community also has access to a range of other specialized medical services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, mental health counseling, and more through local businesses and organizations. In addition to these services, the town has an active wellness program that encourages its citizens to lead healthy lifestyles. Through public education campaigns and by providing incentives for healthy behaviors such as exercise and nutrition, this program helps reduce rates of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. With access to quality healthcare and wellness initiatives in place, the people of Perryville are able to enjoy better overall physical health than many other areas of the state.
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 20 physicians per 100,000 population in Perryville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Perryville area is 86.6 (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 Perryville 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 Perryville area is 100 (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 Perryville commutes 33.3 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 Perryville area is 56 (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.