Claverack-Red Mills, NY is a rural community located in Columbia County. The area is home to various small businesses and farms, offering a great quality of life for its residents. With regards to health services, the local hospital of Columbia Memorial Health can be found in nearby Hudson, providing essential medical care such as emergency services and specialized treatments to the people of Claverack-Red Mills. Additionally, there are a few local medical facilities located within the area such as Claverack Family Health Care and Vision Specialists of Upstate New York. These organizations provide family healthcare and optometry services respectively, allowing those living in the community to access necessary medical care that wouldn’t otherwise be available. Overall, Claverack-Red Mills offers plenty of access to healthcare and other amenities that allow residents to maintain their health and well-being.
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 148 physicians per 100,000 population in Claverack-Red Mills. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Claverack-Red Mills area is 90.2 (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 Claverack-Red Mills area is 31 (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 Claverack-Red Mills area is 94 (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 Claverack-Red Mills commutes 25.8 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 Claverack-Red Mills area is 81 (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.