Tok, Alaska is a small town located in the interior region of Alaska. It has an estimated population of 1,258 and is home to many rural residents who rely on local medical facilities for their health care needs. The closest hospital to Tok is Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, located approximately 100 miles away in Fairbanks. Despite being so far away from more developed cities, Tok does have access to a number of quality medical facilities in the area. These include a community health center run by Southcentral Foundation, a clinic providing basic medical services run by the Tanana Chiefs Conference, and several rural clinics offering specialized care for primary care and urgent care needs. These local facilities offer residents of Tok the necessary preventative care as well as managed chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Additionally, telemedicine services are available at some locations for those who need specialist consultation but do not have access to larger-scale hospitals. As a result, the town of Tok has access to adequate health care services despite its remote location.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Tok (zip 99780). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tok (zip 99780) area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Tok (zip 99780) area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Tok (zip 99780) area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Tok (zip 99780) commutes Unlock 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 Tok (zip 99780) area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.