Taunton, Minnesota is a small rural town with approximately 400 residents. Despite its size, it has a number of local health care facilities and hospitals that serve the community. The Taunton Community Health Center provides primary health care services to patients in the area, while Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital offers emergency medical care and a range of other services. Additionally, there are several smaller clinics that specialize in family practice, pediatrics, women’s health, mental health, and dental services. Access to these facilities ensures that residents in Taunton have access to quality healthcare despite their relative isolation from larger urban centers. In addition to providing direct patient care services, many of these facilities also provide public education programs and host workshops related to preventative healthcare measures such as nutrition, exercise, and disease awareness. This helps ensure that locals have the resources they need to maintain healthy lifestyles and protect their physical wellbeing.
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 105 physicians per 100,000 population in Taunton. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Taunton area is 85.9 (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 Taunton area is 20 (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 Taunton area is 96 (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 Taunton commutes 15.2 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 Taunton 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.