Roselle Park, NJ is a small town located in Union County with a population of 13,297. The health and wellbeing of the community are very important to its citizens. There are several hospitals and medical facilities in close proximity to Roselle Park that provide high quality healthcare. These include Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Summit Medical Group and Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center. There are also many local clinics that specialize in various fields such as orthopedics, neurology, and cardiology providing excellent care to those in the community. The variety of medical services available make it easy for people to obtain the care they need when they need it. Roselle Park is dedicated to making sure everyone has access to good healthcare and strives to ensure all members of the community remain healthy and safe.
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 209 physicians per 100,000 population in Roselle Park. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Roselle Park area is 95.5 (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 Roselle Park area is 13 (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 Roselle Park area is 90 (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 Roselle Park commutes 29.9 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 Roselle Park area is 39 (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.