King Cove, AK is a small community located in Aleutians East Borough. It has a population of around 1,000 people and offers limited health care services due to its remote location. The only local medical facility is the King Cove Health Clinic. This clinic provides basic medical services such as preventive care, acute illness care, and routine physical exams. There are also two small local hospitals in King Cove that offer more complex medical procedures and treatments. These hospitals are staffed with highly skilled doctors and nurses who strive to provide the highest quality of health care for all residents of King Cove. Additionally, King Cove has access to various resources within Alaska such as the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage which provides comprehensive medical services for indigenous Alaskans living in rural areas. With these resources available to the citizens, King Cove is able to ensure that its residents have access to quality healthcare that meets their needs.
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 0 physicians per 100,000 population in King Cove (zip 99612). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the King Cove (zip 99612) area is 118.4 (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 King Cove (zip 99612) area is 83 (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 King Cove (zip 99612) area is 18 (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 King Cove (zip 99612) commutes 0.0 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the King Cove (zip 99612) area is 86 (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.