Tangelo Park is a small community located in the greater Orlando area of Florida. Despite being a smaller community, it offers its residents many resources when it comes to health care. The local hospitals and medical facilities provide a range of services that are available to anyone living in the area. These include general care, emergency services, and specialist care, so no matter your health needs Tangelo Park has you covered. There are also numerous preventive measures, such as immunizations and screenings, which help to maintain good health of all residents. Finally, there are also numerous outreach programs available to educate and inform the public about healthy lifestyle habits and technology-based tools that can help monitor progress over time. With these resources in hand, it’s easy to see why staying healthy is achievable for those living in Tangelo Park.
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 204 physicians per 100,000 population in Tangelo Park. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tangelo Park area is 97.9 (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 Tangelo Park area is 60 (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 Tangelo Park area is 96 (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 Tangelo Park commutes 25.7 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 Tangelo Park area is 50 (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.