Birch Run, MI is a small town in the Saginaw Valley region of Michigan. The health care facilities in Birch Run are limited but do provide quality services to the local population. Birch Run has several hospitals within the surrounding area, including Covenant HealthCare, McLaren Bay Region, and Genesys Regional Medical Center. Additionally, there are many medical facilities in the area such as primary care clinics and urgent care centers. These facilities offer essential health services to residents of Birch Run and its neighboring towns. The community also works hard to promote healthy lifestyles with programs such as nutrition classes, fitness activities, and healthier food options at local restaurants. All of these efforts help ensure that the people of Birch Run have access to quality health care and can maintain healthy lifestyles.
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 240 physicians per 100,000 population in Birch Run. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Birch Run area is 87.4 (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 Birch Run area is 26 (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 Birch Run area is 95 (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 Birch Run commutes 22.1 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 Birch Run area is 81 (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.