The health in Five Points, NC is served by several local medical facilities and hospitals. Healthcare providers in Five Points include the Johnston Medical Center, Smithfield Medical Center, and St. Agnes Hospital. These locations provide a wide range of services including primary care, emergency services, pediatrics, geriatrics, women's health services, and mental health treatment. Additionally, there are several private physician offices located in the area offering family medicine services as well as specialty care such as oncology and cardiology. The town also has several pharmacies to provide pharmacy services to its residents. In addition to medical facilities and hospitals providing healthcare services for the people of Five Points, there are many community resources available to support the health of its citizens such as free clinics that offer preventative healthcare as well as screenings for various diseases and conditions. Local organizations such as 5 Pints Cares offer outreach programs to assist those who cannot access regular health care due to financial issues or lack of transportation. With these resources available in the town residents can stay healthy and get timely medical 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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Five Points. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Five Points 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 Five Points 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 Five Points 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 Five Points 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 Five Points 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.