Morrill Township, KS is a rural area in Kansas and has limited access to health services. Although the township does not have its own population, it is home to several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide healthcare for both residents of the township and those living in nearby towns. These facilities include primary care clinics, family practice offices, urgent care centers, and specialty providers such as dentists and optometrists. The local facilities offer a wide range of services for the community from preventive care to more advanced treatments like chemotherapy or surgery. Additionally, there are numerous outreach programs available to those who cannot travel long distances for medical help including transportation assistance, free health education seminars, volunteer opportunities for visiting nurses, and even financial assistance for those who need it most. Morrill Township is dedicated to ensuring that its citizens receive access to quality healthcare services regardless of their location or financial status.
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 133 physicians per 100,000 population in Morrill township. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Morrill township area is 98.1 (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 Morrill township area is 36 (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 Morrill township area is 83 (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 Morrill township commutes 18.2 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 Morrill township area is 82 (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.