Bull Shoals, AR (72619) is a small rural area in Northwest Arkansas located near the picturesque Lake Bull Shoals. The population of Bull Shoals is relatively small with approximately 1,950 residents. Despite its size, the area offers many health facilities for its inhabitants and visitors. Several hospitals and medical centers are conveniently located nearby, such as North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison and Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. In addition, there are numerous local medical clinics and family practices that provide excellent medical care to the community. These include Bull Shoals Family Clinic, Cornerstone Family Practice Group, and Riverview Medical Clinic just to name a few. In addition to these traditional healthcare services, there are a variety of wellness facilities such as spas, fitness centers and alternative medicine practitioners available to the residents of Bull Shoals. With all these options available in such a small community it is easy to see why health care is an important priority for those living in this unique corner of Arkansas.
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 Bull Shoals (zip 72619). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Bull Shoals (zip 72619) 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 Bull Shoals (zip 72619) 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 Bull Shoals (zip 72619) 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 Bull Shoals (zip 72619) 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 Bull Shoals (zip 72619) 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.