Belle Fourche, SD is a small town located in the western part of South Dakota. Despite its size, it offers ample health care resources to its residents. Local hospitals such as Monument Health and Spearfish Regional Hospital provide excellent medical care for the citizens of Belle Fourche. Additionally, a wide range of medical facilities are available in the city, including clinics, pharmacies, and dentists. These facilities are crucial to providing health services for the local population and ensure that people have access to proper healthcare when they need it. In addition to these essential resources, local programs such as WIC and Medicaid aid families in need and help keep healthcare costs affordable. With all these services available in the area, Belle Fourche is an excellent place for people to get quality healthcare.
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 Belle Fourche. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Belle Fourche 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 Belle Fourche 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 Belle Fourche 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 Belle Fourche 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 Belle Fourche 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.