Baring, MO 63531 is a small rural town located in northeast Missouri. With a population of just over 450 people, the town offers limited access to healthcare and medical facilities. While the nearest hospital, Sullivan County Memorial Hospital, is located about 15 miles away in Milan, there are some medical facilities closer to Baring that offer basic care for its residents. The local community healthcare center provides primary care services such as family medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and mental health services. Additionally, there is another facility that offers urgent care services when necessary. However due to its rural location and small population size many people in the area must travel further to receive specialized medical treatment from larger cities with more advanced medical facilities.
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 Baring (zip 63531). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Baring (zip 63531) 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 Baring (zip 63531) 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 Baring (zip 63531) 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 Baring (zip 63531) 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 Baring (zip 63531) 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.