Tangier, Virginia is a small island town located on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Despite its small size, Tangier has a variety of health care options for its residents. The local medical facilities in Tangier include Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital and a local family practice clinic. Both of these establishments provide residents with access to comprehensive health care services including outpatient and inpatient care as well as diagnostics and preventative medicine. Additionally, Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital also provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Furthermore, the hospital boasts an experienced staff that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, physical therapists and more.
Tangier also has several community organizations dedicated to promoting healthier lifestyles such as the Tangier Wellness Center that offers nutrition education and health screenings to the public free of charge. The Tangier Health Department works to ensure that all residents have adequate health services by providing immunizations, WIC programs, home visiting programs and other public health initiatives that help improve overall community health. With these resources available in Tangier, local residents are able to receive quality healthcare regardless of their socio-economic status.
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 67 physicians per 100,000 population in Tangier. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tangier area is 101.4 (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 Tangier area is 60 (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 Tangier area is 89 (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 Tangier commutes 22.0 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 Tangier area is 81 (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.