Creekside, KY is a small village located in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. Although Creekside is relatively small, it has some excellent health facilities available to its local community. The hospitals and medical facilities in town are top notch and provide a wide range of services. They offer primary care, specialty care, mental health services and physical therapy. The doctors are highly skilled and keep up with the latest treatments for all kinds of ailments. In addition to the hospitals and medical facilities, Creekside also has multiple pharmacies that provide access to prescription medications. The village also makes sure that it takes into account any special needs its residents may have when making health-related decisions. All in all, the healthcare system in Creekside is well equipped to meet the needs of its residents.
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 335 physicians per 100,000 population in Creekside. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Creekside area is 89.3 (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 Creekside area is 13 (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 Creekside area is 92 (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 Creekside commutes 22.2 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 Creekside area is 46 (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.