The health of the 56714 Badger, MN area is supported by a number of local hospitals and medical facilities. The area is served by North Memorial Hospital, which provides high-quality care and specialized services such as emergency care, surgery, cancer treatment, urgent care, rehabilitation services, and more. Additionally, Essentia Health has two clinics in the area that provide a range of medical services from pediatric and adult primary care to specialty care for mental health and physical therapy. There are also numerous other health service providers such as pharmacies, family-owned clinics, home health agencies, community health centers, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and others that serve the residents of the 56714 Badger community. All these resources combined help support a healthy population in this region.
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 70 physicians per 100,000 population in Badger (zip 56714). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Badger (zip 56714) area is 86.7 (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 Badger (zip 56714) area is 30 (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 Badger (zip 56714) area is 96 (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 Badger (zip 56714) commutes 22.8 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 Badger (zip 56714) area is 93 (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.