Valparaiso, Florida is a small town located in the Northwest region of Florida. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 11,000 people. The health of the citizens in Valparaiso is of great importance to the city and its inhabitants. To ensure that everyone has access to quality medical care, Valparaiso offers an array of local hospitals and medical facilities. These include Sacred Heart Hospital, Twin Cities Hospital, and Emerald Coast Regional Medical Center, which provide comprehensive medical services for residents in the area. Additionally, there are several clinics throughout Valparaiso that offer primary care services such as family medicine and urgent care. These facilities strive to provide high-quality health services at affordable prices to ensure that all members of the local community have access to quality health care.
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 232 physicians per 100,000 population in Valparaiso. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Valparaiso area is 99.5 (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 Valparaiso area is 90 (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 Valparaiso area is 98 (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 Valparaiso commutes 16.3 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 Valparaiso area is 63 (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.