Greenbelt, MD is a small city in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area with a population of just over 23,000 people. Health care is an important part of the community and there are several local hospitals, medical centers, and other health facilities available to residents. The main hospital in Greenbelt is the University of Maryland Medical Center at Prince George's County and it offers many specialty care services such as trauma care, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics and neurosurgery. Other local health facilities include the Accokeek Medical Clinic, which specializes in family medicine and urgent care; MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center; Capital Women’s Care; La Clinica Del Pueblo de Prince George’s County; Greenway Medical Pharmacy; and more. These facilities all provide quality medical services to the community so that residents can receive professional care close to home when needed.
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 132 physicians per 100,000 population in Greenbelt. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Greenbelt area is 100.5 (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 Greenbelt area is 53 (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 Greenbelt area is 95 (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 Greenbelt commutes 34.0 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Greenbelt area is 39 (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.