Bennett, North Carolina is a rural town located in the mid-eastern part of the state. The healthcare system in Bennett is focused on providing quality care for its citizens with a number of local hospitals and medical facilities in and around the area. These include Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, UNC Rex Hospital, Duke Health Raleigh, and High Point Regional Health System. These facilities provide a variety of services including emergency care, family practice and other specialty care. For those who need additional support beyond what these facilities offer, there are numerous medical organizations that serve Bennett and its surrounding areas such as Charlotte Love INC., Piedmont Health Services, and Project Access. With the help of these organizations, individuals have access to comprehensive healthcare services regardless of income or background. Bennett's commitment to quality healthcare ensures that residents have access to quality health care throughout their lives.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Bennett. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Bennett area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Bennett area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Bennett area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Bennett commutes Unlock 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 Bennett area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.