Swepsonville, NC is a small town located in Alamance County, North Carolina. The area is known for its strong sense of community and close-knit relations between residents and businesses. Despite its small size, Swepsonville takes the health of its citizens seriously with a focus on local hospitals and medical facilities. Swepsonville is home to several different medical facilities including an urgent care center, a general practice family physician office, an optometrist’s office, and a local pharmacy. These services provide residents with easy access to quality healthcare when needed. In addition to these local facilities, Alamance Regional Medical Center is just a short drive away providing more specialized medical attention if necessary. Local schools also emphasize physical fitness and healthy lifestyle choices to help ensure each student has the best chance at success throughout their lifetime. The commitment to quality healthcare in Swepsonville makes the town a great place for residents to stay healthy and maintain 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 128 physicians per 100,000 population in Swepsonville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Swepsonville area is 106.7 (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 Swepsonville area is 80 (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 Swepsonville area is 99 (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 Swepsonville commutes 24.9 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 Swepsonville area is 62 (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.