Barnum Township, MN is a rural community located in the northern part of Minnesota. Although the population of Barnum Township is small, its residents have access to several hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care. The most notable facility is the Olmsted Medical Center in nearby Stewartville, which provides a wide range of services including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, cardiovascular care and more. Additionally, there are various local clinics providing medical assistance for those without insurance or who cannot afford care at larger medical centers. These local clinics typically offer basic healthcare services such as check-ups, immunizations and primary care for common illnesses and injuries. Local pharmacies also provide important medications to help keep residents healthy and safe. All these health resources help ensure that the residents of Barnum Township have access to quality health care when they need it most.
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 96 physicians per 100,000 population in Barnum township. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Barnum township area is 88.6 (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 Barnum township area is 60 (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 Barnum township 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 Barnum township commutes 26.8 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 Barnum township 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.