Windsor, Kansas is a small rural community located in Eastern Kansas. The town is home to approximately 700 residents and many of whom are active in the local health community. There are several medical facilities within Windsor that provide quality healthcare including Windsor Family Health Center, Heartland Regional Medical Center, and Mercy Hospital. These facilities offer a wide range of services such as primary care for adults and children, specialty care for certain conditions, urgent care, mental health services, imaging services, physical therapy, and more. Additionally, there are several local hospitals such as Cloud County Hospital in nearby Concordia or Geary Community Hospital in Junction City that serve the immediate area.
The overall health of the people living in Windsor is generally good with access to quality healthcare options from both public and private providers. Residents can also take advantage of programs such as wellness checks, smoking cessation classes, nutrition counseling services offered by the local health departments to help maintain their wellbeing. The community also has healthy lifestyle initiatives such as a bike-share program which encourages people to get outdoors and be active. Overall Windsor provides its citizens with adequate access to healthcare resources and ample opportunities for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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 75 physicians per 100,000 population in Windsor. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Windsor area is 95.9 (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 Windsor area is 59 (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 Windsor area is 21 (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 Windsor commutes 18.0 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 Windsor area is 69 (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.