The health of the residents in the Hannibal, Missouri Metro Area is a priority in this community. Residents have access to a variety of medical facilities and local hospitals that provide quality healthcare services. Some of these local hospitals include Hannibal Regional Medical Center, Hannibal Clinic and Tri-County Hospital. These hospitals offer a variety of specialized departments to meet the needs of area residents, including emergency care, obstetrics/gynecology, family medicine and pediatrics. Additionally, many medical professionals provide specialty care through their own private practice offices located throughout the metro area. Other medical facilities in the area include family medicine centers, urgent care centers, physical therapy clinics and occupational therapy clinics. With such a wide variety of healthcare providers available in the Hannibal Metro area, residents can rest assured that they will be provided with quality healthcare services 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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Hannibal Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Hannibal Metro Area 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 Hannibal Metro Area 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 Hannibal Metro Area 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 Hannibal Metro Area 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 Hannibal Metro Area 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.