Brandon Charter Township, MI is a vibrant and diverse community with a population of approximately 30,000. The township boasts a wide range of health services and facilities that serve the needs of the residents in the area. There are several local hospitals in Brandon Charter Township, including St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital and Beaumont Health Center-Clinton Township, both of which offer quality healthcare to their patients. Additionally, there are numerous clinics providing specialist care and medical services throughout the township as well as several pharmacies for convenient access to medications. In addition to these facilities, there are also many organizations working to ensure that residents in the area have access to affordable health services including Brandon HealthLink and HealthCare Access Michigan. All of these organizations help to make sure that residents have access to quality care without having to worry about cost or availability.
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 454 physicians per 100,000 population in Brandon charter. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Brandon charter area is 82.7 (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 Brandon charter area is 27 (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 Brandon charter area is 94 (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 Brandon charter commutes 34.2 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Brandon charter area is 77 (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.