Honey Brook, PA is a small town located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It has a population of about 7,500 people and is home to farms, businesses, and a wide range of community services. The health care system in Honey Brook is served by local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care to the community. Local hospitals include Brandywine Hospital which provides general medical services, as well as specialized services such as cardiology, gynecology, and orthopedics. Additionally there are several smaller clinics and urgent care centers offering preventative care for illnesses and injuries. These facilities all offer excellent service and strive to keep the residents of Honey Brook healthy. There are also many specialty clinics throughout the area that provide further specialized care for those with more serious conditions or longer-term treatments such as cancer or neurological diseases. Overall, the healthcare options in Honey Brook are diverse and comprehensive providing quality health coverage to the entire community.
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 Honey Brook township. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Honey Brook township 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 Honey Brook township 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 Honey Brook township 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 Honey Brook township 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 Honey Brook township 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.