Located in the northern part of Michigan is Waverly Township, a rural community situated in Cheboygan County. The health of the township is supported by multiple local hospitals and medical facilities. These include McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Cheboygan Community Hospital, and various outpatient clinics that serve the residents of Waverly Township. These healthcare services provide care for residents’ needs including primary care, urgent care, specialty care, emergency services, imaging, lab services, and behavioral health services. In addition to providing quality healthcare to residents in the area, these facilities also serve as economic drivers for the region through job creation and other support activities. By having access to high quality medical care in their own backyard, Waverly Township provides its inhabitants with a higher quality of life and better ability to take advantage of all that this beautiful area has to offer.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Waverly township (Cheboygan County). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Waverly township (Cheboygan County) area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Waverly township (Cheboygan County) area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Waverly township (Cheboygan County) area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Waverly township (Cheboygan County) commutes Unlock 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 Waverly township (Cheboygan County) area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.