Allouez, MI is a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with a population of around 5,000 people. The town's health care system consists of two local hospitals and several medical facilities that provide medical care to the residents of Allouez. The hospitals offer a range of medical services including primary and preventive care, emergency services, and surgical services. In addition to these services, the hospitals are also home to a variety of specialty clinics such as orthopedics, cardiology, neurology and oncology. Medical facilities in the area extend beyond hospital-based treatments and include private practices for family medicine and obstetrics/gynecology as well as nursing homes offering long term care. Allouez is home to an array of mental health professionals providing behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, psychotherapy and group counseling. Residents also have access to alternative medicine practitioners such as acupuncturists and naturopaths. Overall, Allouez has access to comprehensive health care options both in terms of conventional and alternative treatments that provide necessary healthcare resources for its inhabitants.
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 Allouez (zip 49805). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Allouez (zip 49805) 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 Allouez (zip 49805) 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 Allouez (zip 49805) 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 Allouez (zip 49805) 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 Allouez (zip 49805) 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.