Good Hope, IL is a small rural town with a population of around 1,000. Despite its relatively small size, the city still offers a range of health services to its residents. Local hospitals such as Memorial Hospital and Community Health Center provide comprehensive medical care for the community including primary care, emergency room services, and specialty clinics. In addition, there are several local medical facilities including Good Hope Medical Clinic and Good Hope Urgent Care that offer immediate care for minor illnesses or injuries as well as providing general health screenings and more specialized treatments. The town also has a number of home health agencies that are dedicated to helping elderly or otherwise disabled citizens receive the necessary healthcare within their own homes. With these resources available to citizens of Good Hope, IL, they can be confident that no matter what their needs may be they will have access to quality and compassionate medical care.
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 118 physicians per 100,000 population in Good Hope. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Good Hope area is 105.1 (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 Good Hope area is 60 (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 Good Hope area is 92 (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 Good Hope commutes 15.6 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 Good Hope area is 83 (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.