Jordan, Minnesota is a small city located in Scott County and part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The city provides its residents with access to a number of health services, including local hospitals and medical facilities. Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague serves as Jordan’s primary health care provider. It offers general medical care, emergency care, and specialty care to the community. In addition to the hospital in New Prague, there are several small clinics located throughout Jordan such as Lakeview Medical Clinic and Jordan Family Health Clinic. These clinics provide primary care services for both adults and children while also offering access to specialists from the larger hospital system. Other services like physical therapy, mental health counseling, occupational therapy, chiropractic, and home health care are also available through these medical facilities in Jordan. With these resources at their disposal, residents of Jordan can access quality healthcare that meets their needs close to home.
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 83 physicians per 100,000 population in Jordan. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Jordan area is 86.7 (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 Jordan area is 7 (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 Jordan 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 Jordan commutes 26.2 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 Jordan area is 77 (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.