Alva, FL is a small community located in Lee County. The health of the population is very important to this community and there are a variety of local medical facilities available to help residents with their healthcare needs. There are two local hospitals in Alva: Gulf Coast Medical Center and HealthPark Medical Center. These hospitals offer numerous services including emergency care, diagnostic imaging, surgery, rehabilitation services, and primary care. Additionally, there are several other medical centers in the area offering specialty care such as cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology. Other medical facilities include family practice clinics, walk-in clinics for urgent care needs, psychiatric centers providing mental health treatment options, physical therapy centers offering therapeutic exercise programs, and pharmacies that provide medication access for residents. All of these facilities work together to ensure that Alva's population has access to quality healthcare services when they need them most.
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 173 physicians per 100,000 population in Alva. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Alva area is 119.6 (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 Alva area is 59 (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 Alva area is 99 (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 Alva commutes 36.4 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 Alva area is 69 (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.