15774 Shelocta, PA is a town located in Indiana County. The area features several hospitals and medical facilities to provide health care services for the local population. The largest of these is Indiana Regional Medical Center which provides many services such as emergency care, cardiac care, cancer treatment, and physical rehabilitation. Other local hospitals include Punxsutawney Area Hospital and Burnham Medical Center. Furthermore, there are numerous medical centers and clinics that offer primary care services from a variety of medical specialists, including family medicine doctors, pediatricians, dentists, optometrists, and chiropractors. These facilities strive to provide accessible healthcare to those living in the 15774 Shelocta area.
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 132 physicians per 100,000 population in Shelocta (zip 15774). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Shelocta (zip 15774) area is 95.5 (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 Shelocta (zip 15774) area is 69 (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 Shelocta (zip 15774) area is 95 (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 Shelocta (zip 15774) commutes 29.0 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Shelocta (zip 15774) area is 76 (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.