Owls Head, ME is a small town located in mid-coast Maine with a population of a little over 600 people. Despite its size, Owls Head is home to many medical facilities and hospitals that help serve the local community. The closest hospital is Penobscot Bay Medical Center which provides a 24/7 emergency room, as well as other outpatient services such as primary care, surgical care, and laboratory services. Additionally, there are several local clinics and medical centers that provide preventative health care services for citizens such as vaccinations, physicals for school or work purposes, and other routine checkups. Owls Head also has an orthopedic center that assists with sports medicine injuries and physical therapy services. Thanks to all of these resources available to the residents of Owls Head, adequate healthcare is provided to those who call this small town home.
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 279 physicians per 100,000 population in Owls Head. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Owls Head area is 102.2 (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 Owls Head area is 70 (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 Owls Head area is 69 (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 Owls Head commutes 17.4 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 Owls Head area is 91 (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.