North Lauderdale, FL 33068 is a small city located in northern Florida with a population of approximately 43,000 residents. Healthcare is important to North Lauderdale and the city offers access to a variety of local hospitals and medical facilities. Community Health Centers of South Florida provide high-quality, low-cost primary care services including preventive care, medical and dental care as well as mental health services onsite. Broward Health Imperial Point Medical Center offers inpatient hospitalization and advanced cardiac care for both adults and children in North Lauderdale. Memorial Hospital Miramar provides mental health screenings for individuals ages 12 and over so that citizens can get the help they need no matter what their mental health struggles are. All these local facilities give citizens of North Lauderdale excellent access to quality healthcare so they can live healthier lives.
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 North Lauderdale (zip 33068). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the North Lauderdale (zip 33068) 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 North Lauderdale (zip 33068) 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 North Lauderdale (zip 33068) 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 North Lauderdale (zip 33068) commutes Unlock 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 North Lauderdale (zip 33068) 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.