Belpre Township, KS is a rural community with a population of around 2,000 people. The township has access to several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide essential services to the community. These include Belpre Memorial Hospital, which offers specialized care in emergency medicine, pediatrics and labor and delivery. Belpre Medical Center provides primary care services to residents throughout the area, while other local medical facilities offer general health care and specialized services such as physical therapy. In addition to these health care providers, Belpre Township also has access to programs that promote healthy lifestyles for its citizens. For example, the Township sponsors an annual \"Healthy Living Day\" event that encourages citizens to make healthy choices in their daily lives through nutrition and exercise. This event provides residents with opportunities to learn about nutritious foods, preventative medicine strategies and physical activity options in order to help improve their overall wellbeing.
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 101 physicians per 100,000 population in Belpre township. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Belpre township area is 100.1 (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 Belpre township area is 30 (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 Belpre township area is 57 (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 Belpre township commutes 19.2 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 Belpre township 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.