Howard, PA is a small town in Pennsylvania with a population of about 1,400 people. There are a few local medical facilities and hospitals that serve the community of Howard and its surrounding areas. The two primary hospitals in the area are UPMC Susquehanna Soldiers + Sailors Memorial Hospital and Geisinger Milton S Hershey Medical Center. These two healthcare providers offer comprehensive medical care, emergency services, and many other specialties to those living in the 16841 zip code area. Additionally, there are several smaller health centers around Howard such as family practice clinics, dental offices, physical therapy offices, mental health centers, and more. All of these local medical resources ensure that residents of Howard have access to reliable healthcare when needed.
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 Howard (zip 16841). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Howard (zip 16841) 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 Howard (zip 16841) 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 Howard (zip 16841) 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 Howard (zip 16841) commutes Unlock 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 Howard (zip 16841) 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.