The small town of Tatitlek, AK, located in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska, has an estimated population of 99 people according to recent census data. The local residents of this small town benefit from the many local hospitals and medical facilities around them. There are two main health care providers – Southcentral Foundation and Chugach Alaska Corporation – that offer a variety of services to help meet the needs of the population in Tatitlek. Southcentral Foundation provides access to medical specialists in rural areas while Chugach Alaska Corporation operates family clinics throughout rural Alaska. Both organizations provide full-service outpatient care including primary care, X-rays, lab work, and specialty services such as cardiology and mental health. The local community also has access to behavioral health services through a partnership with SEARHC behavioral health program which offers counseling and crisis mitigation resources for residents living with mental illness or substance abuse disorders. Additionally, there is a home health agency located in Tatitlek that provides assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and transportation to medical appointments when necessary. All these resources combined ensure that residents have access to quality healthcare when needed and can continue living healthy lives in Tatitlek.
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 Tatitlek (zip 99677). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tatitlek (zip 99677) 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 Tatitlek (zip 99677) 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 Tatitlek (zip 99677) 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 Tatitlek (zip 99677) 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 Tatitlek (zip 99677) 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.