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Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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HealthFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)78.582.8
Water Quality (100=best)5055
Superfund Sites (100=best)2071
Physicians per 100k257.3261.3



There are 257 physicians per 100,000 population in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The US average is 261.

Fort Lauderdale, FL Health Index

Air quality in Fort Lauderdale, FL is 79 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Fort Lauderdale, FL is 50 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 20 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.


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