Health in New Orleans, Louisiana
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There are 521 physicians per 100,000 population in New Orleans, LA. The US average is 221.
New Orleans, LA Health Index
Air quality in New Orleans, LA is 31 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 New Orleans, LA is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 10 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.
New Orleans Health SperlingViews
re: New Orleans; the rebirth of an American city -: New Orleans charter schools are the worst performing of the 72 school districts in the state. A model of reform? No way. Check the state Dept of Ed. if you want... (read more)New Orleans: Where Crime, Exploitation & Corruptio: I love how tourists and visitors always leave with this mythical view of New Orleans as some kind of quaint European-like city. Well, having grown up here, but lived in... (read more)Don't be lost in Nostalgia: I was born and raised in New Orleans and I never understood why some people loved it enough to die for it. Hurricanes Katrina was predicted long before it happened. New... (read more)Have an opinion about New Orleans? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for New Orleans Click Here
