Asbury Park, NJ is a diverse community with a variety of medical resources for its residents. The city has two hospitals that provide healthcare services to the public, providing general health care and specialized programs such as cancer treatment. In addition, a number of medical facilities are scattered around the city providing primary and specialty care. These include family physicians, internal medicine specialists, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists and chiropractors. For those seeking mental health support services there are also local counseling centers that offer individual and group therapy. There is also an Emergency Medical Services center in Asbury Park that provides basic life support services as well as advanced cardiac life support. With these combined resources, residents of Asbury Park can access quality health care when needed.
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 344 physicians per 100,000 population in Asbury Park. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Asbury Park area is 96.7 (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 Asbury Park area is 16 (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 Asbury Park area is 78 (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 Asbury Park commutes 25.4 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 Asbury Park area is 67 (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.