Seven Springs, NC is a small rural town located in Eastern North Carolina. It has a population of about 500 people and is nestled along the banks of the Neuse River. The health of Seven Springs' residents and visitors is supported by a few local hospitals and medical facilities. The closest hospital to the town is Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC which provides the residents of Seven Springs with access to comprehensive primary care and specialty care services. Additionally, there are several private practices and urgent care clinics in nearby communities that provide medical care for minor illnesses and injuries for Seven Springs' residents. In addition to quality medical facilities, Seven Springs also offers its citizens access to public health programs such as nutrition classes, immunization clinics, smoking cessation classes, drug prevention programs, and mental health resources. The community works together to ensure that its citizens have access to quality healthcare services at all times so they can maintain their overall 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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Seven Springs. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Seven Springs 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 Seven Springs 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 Seven Springs 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 Seven Springs commutes Unlock 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 Seven Springs 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.