Fannin County, GA is a small rural area located in the Appalachian Mountains in northern Georgia. With a population of around 30,000 people, the county has limited resources when it comes to health care. Despite this, there are still several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide health services for residents of Fannin County. The largest hospital in the area is Fannin Regional Hospital, with over 120 beds and various specialty clinics and services available. Other medical resources include the Cherokee Health Systems clinic, which provides primary care services as well as mental health counseling; Mercy Care Clinic offering preventive care and chronic disease management; and Copper Basin Medical Center providing emergency care and urgent care. Additionally, there are numerous private practices throughout the county offering family physicians, orthopedics, cardiology, pulmonology, OB/GYN services and more. There is also an increasing number of community outreach programs focusing on health education and prevention within Fannin County. Overall, while there may be some limitations when it comes to healthcare in Fannin County due to its small size and remote location, access to healthcare is improving every day with new technologies being adopted by local providers.
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 Fannin County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Fannin County 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 Fannin County 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 Fannin County 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 Fannin County 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 Fannin County 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.