Berrysburg, PA is a small rural town located in central Pennsylvania. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people and consists primarily of farmland. While Berrysburg doesn’t have an abundance of medical facilities, there are several local hospitals and medical facilities scattered throughout the area that provide quality care to its residents. The most prominent health care provider in the region is the Berrysburg Regional Medical Center which offers a full range of services including emergency and family medicine, maternity, long-term care, women's health, and pediatrics. Other local facilities include Valley Family Practice, Orange Grove Health Services, and Countryside Medical Clinic. These medical centers offer both preventative and restorative care, with each having their own unique specialty focus that allows them to meet the needs of the community. In addition to these facilities providing access to quality healthcare for residents of Berrysburg, there are also numerous public health initiatives in place throughout the area which aim to improve the overall health of its citizens through healthier lifestyles such as proper nutrition education and regular physical activity programs.
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 Berrysburg. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Berrysburg 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 Berrysburg 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 Berrysburg 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 Berrysburg 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 Berrysburg 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.