Cleveland Township in Minnesota is a small community with a population of less than 1,000 people. Despite its size, the township provides its residents with ample access to health care through local hospitals and medical facilities. Cleveland has two major hospitals located nearby, Lakeview Medical Center and West View Health Care Center, both of which offer a full range of health care services including emergency medical treatment, primary care physician visits, specialty services, and laboratory services. In addition to these larger hospitals, Cleveland also has numerous local medical facilities that offer primary care and urgent care services. Local doctors and nurse practitioners are available for routine checkups or for unexpected injuries or illnesses. The township also offers a variety of mental health resources including counseling services in the community and referrals to local psychiatrists. With all these options available to residents of Cleveland Township, access to quality healthcare is never far away.
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 29 physicians per 100,000 population in Cleveland township. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Cleveland township area is 86.6 (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 Cleveland township area is 15 (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 Cleveland township 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 Cleveland township commutes 24.6 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 Cleveland township area is 84 (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.