Perry Park, CO is a small city located near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It has a population of around 8,600 people and offers several amenities for both visitors and residents. When it comes to health care, Perry Park offers an assortment of local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care to its residents. The most notable hospital in the area is Perry Park Regional Medical Center, which features 24/7 emergency service, digital imaging technology, physical therapy services, and more. There are also a few other smaller medical centers located nearby that offer family practice services, urgent care centers, outpatient services, and lab testing. Residents can also access preventative health services from local chiropractors, naturopaths, nutritionists and fitness trainers. With its close proximity to Denver-area hospitals and specialists, as well as its own medical resources available within the city limits of Perry Park residents have access to excellent care for their health 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 172 physicians per 100,000 population in Perry Park. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Perry Park area is 95.3 (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 Perry Park area is 100 (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 Perry Park area is 99 (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 Perry Park commutes 27.6 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 Perry Park area is 92 (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.