East Feliciana Parish is located in southeastern Louisiana, and is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish has a population of just over 20,000 people, with a median age of 40.7 years old. In terms of health care, there are several hospitals and medical facilities in the area, providing a variety of services to local residents. One hospital in particular is St. Helena Parish Medical Center, which provides emergency services and patient care for both adults and children. Other medical facilities include East Feliciana Family Health Care Center, East Feliciana Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Clinic, and Bluff Creek Primary Care Clinic, all of which provide primary care services to those living in the parish. These medical facilities also offer general wellness services like vaccinations and nutritional counseling as well as specialty services such as obstetrics/gynecology, endocrinology, cardiology and gastroenterology. By having these resources available to its residents, East Feliciana Parish ensures that everyone can access 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 81 physicians per 100,000 population in East Feliciana County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the East Feliciana County area is 107.1 (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 East Feliciana County area is 10 (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 East Feliciana County area is 46 (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 East Feliciana County commutes 30.6 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 East Feliciana County area is 58 (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.