Teller County, Colorado is a small rural area located north of Colorado Springs and is comprised of several smaller communities. Despite the rural nature of the county, residents have access to quality health care services from local hospitals and medical facilities. The Teller County Public Health Agency provides preventive programs, disease control interventions, emergency preparedness planning, and health promotion activities to support the community’s health needs. Local hospitals such as Pikes Peak Regional Hospital in Woodland Park and Penrose St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs offer residents a wide range of medical services including outpatient procedures, imaging tests, emergency care, and obstetrics and gynecology services. Additional medical services are also available through nearby clinics like Mountain Family Care in Divide and Cripple Creek Medical Center in Cripple Creek. The county also has several specialized facilities that provide mental health services and substance abuse treatment programs for both adults and children. Residents benefit from these resources which help to ensure they have access to quality healthcare no matter where they live in Teller County.
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 128 physicians per 100,000 population in Teller County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Teller County 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 Teller County 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 Teller County area is 86 (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 Teller County commutes 32.6 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 Teller County area is 94 (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.