Advance is a small town located in Indiana. It has a population of around 2,000 people and provides its residents with access to several local medical facilities and hospitals. The nearest hospital is St. Joseph’s Hospital located just outside the city limits. It offers comprehensive medical services including emergency care, primary care, lab work, radiology and more. Other local medical facilities include the Advance Care Clinic, which provides general practice services such as X-rays and check-ups, and the Arbor Medical Group which specializes in physical therapy and rehabilitation services. Residents of Advance also have access to a variety of specialists from different areas of medicine like neurology, cardiology and endocrinology at the nearby regional hospitals located in Jasper or Evansville. All in all, Advance has a great selection of healthcare services available for its community members to ensure they receive top notch medical 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 516 physicians per 100,000 population in Advance. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Advance area is 86.7 (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 Advance area is 25 (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 Advance area is 46 (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 Advance commutes 25.9 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 Advance area is 79 (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.