The city of Fort Leonard Wood, MO is a small town with a population of approximately 5,723 people. The local health care in this area consists of several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide residents with a wide range of health services. The main hospital in the area is the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, which serves all active duty military members and their families. This hospital provides comprehensive primary care services as well as specialty care for various conditions like infectious diseases, mental health services, and physical therapy. Additionally, there are several clinics located in the area to provide preventive care and treatment for common illnesses such as colds, flu, and allergies. These clinics also provide regular check-ups like physicals to ensure patients stay healthy. Lastly, local pharmacies scattered throughout the city also provide convenient access to medication needed for treatments. All together these local hospitals and medical facilities help create an efficient and reliable healthcare infrastructure for the citizens of Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
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 64 physicians per 100,000 population in Fort Leonard Wood. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Fort Leonard Wood area is 111.6 (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 Fort Leonard Wood area is 94 (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 Fort Leonard Wood 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 Fort Leonard Wood commutes 18.8 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 Fort Leonard Wood 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.