Mauckport, IN is a small town located in Harrison County with a population of just over 500 people. Despite its size, the community is fortunate to benefit from a range of quality health services. The town has access to two local hospitals – Harrison Memorial Hospital and Salem Township Hospital – both of which provide excellent care to residents and visitors alike. In addition to the hospitals, Mauckport also has several medical facilities including Urgent Care Mauckport, Mauckport Family Physicians, and MAU Medical & Wellness Center. These facilities offer a variety of health services such as primary care, chronic disease management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiology and laboratory services. The community also benefits from numerous other healthcare providers such as optometrists, dentists, chiropractors and mental health professionals. Altogether these resources ensure that the citizens of Mauckport have access to quality health care when they need it most.
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 Mauckport. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Mauckport 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 Mauckport 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 Mauckport 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 Mauckport 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 Mauckport 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.