New Berlinville, PA is a small suburban town located in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. The town has a population of about 5,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. While smaller in size, the town offers plenty of amenities to its residents including local hospitals and medical facilities. These include Community Medical Center, which is dedicated to providing high-quality care for individuals and families in the area. In addition to providing complete primary care services, this hospital also provides emergency services and specialty care. Other local health facilities include Phoenix Family Practice, which offers comprehensive primary care services and various specialized procedures such as obstetrics/gynecology, dermatology, mental health services, and more. New Berlinville also has access to several nearby larger hospitals that provide specialists in many areas of medicine. With all these available resources, residents of New Berlinville can be sure they’ll receive quality healthcare 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 169 physicians per 100,000 population in New Berlinville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the New Berlinville area is 117.9 (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 New Berlinville area is 40 (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 New Berlinville area is 69 (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 New Berlinville 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 New Berlinville area is 64 (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.