Kearney Park, MS is a small rural community in the state of Mississippi. With a population of just over 2,000 people, Kearney Park is home to many families and businesses. Although it is a small town, there are still plenty of resources for health care in the area. The local hospitals provide excellent service to the residents of Kearney Park with access to specialist care and emergency services. Additionally, there are several local medical facilities dedicated to providing quality care in the areas of family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, and internal medicine. These providers also offer preventive health services such as immunizations and screenings for chronic diseases like diabetes. The community also has access to mental health services through a variety of providers available in Kearney Park. With these resources available in the area, residents can receive comprehensive and quality health care close to home.
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 342 physicians per 100,000 population in Kearney Park. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Kearney Park area is 106.3 (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 Kearney Park 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 Kearney Park area is 88 (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 Kearney Park 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 Kearney Park area is 60 (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.