Point Pleasant Beach, NJ is located in Ocean County and is home to many families and retirees. The town offers a variety of medical facilities including local hospitals and community health centers for its residents. There are several medical centers closeby that offer care for many illnesses such as the Ocean Medical Center, the Community Medical Center, and the Point Pleasant Beach Medical Center. All of these facilities provide excellent care for residents that range from emergency treatments to primary care services. Additionally, there are a few urgent-care clinics available in the area that can help people who need assistance quickly. There are also multiple pharmacies throughout the town offering discount medications which can help people afford their healthcare needs. All of these resources show Point Pleasant Beach’s commitment to providing quality health care services to its community members regardless of their economic or social status.
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 139 physicians per 100,000 population in Point Pleasant Beach. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Point Pleasant Beach area is 95.8 (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 Point Pleasant Beach area is 1 (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 Point Pleasant Beach area is 75 (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 Point Pleasant Beach commutes 30.9 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 Point Pleasant Beach area is 72 (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.