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Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water

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Alachua County

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Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water, Single Year Rates
	Alachua				Florida
Year	Count	Denom	Percent	MOV (+/-)	Count	Denom	Percent	MOV (+/-)
2015	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	14,937,601	19,402,559	77.0	0.0
2014	189,688	206,099	92.0^*	0.1	14,541,733	18,989,062	76.6	0.0
2013	189,232	205,643	92.0^*	0.1	14,649,557	19,075,428	76.8	0.0
2012	172,304	196,127	87.9^*	0.1	13,179,162	17,376,870	75.8	0.0
2011	176,599	195,600	90.3^*	0.1	13,362,615	17,278,058	77.3	0.0
2010	181,001	195,809	92.4^*	0.1	13,409,781	17,215,308	77.9	0.0
2009	178,843	193,473	92.4^*	0.1	13,424,480	17,196,908	78.1	0.0
2008	175,754	190,293	92.4^*	0.1	13,396,540	17,031,845	78.7	0.0
2007	173,950	188,422	92.3^*	0.1	13,150,284	16,910,576	77.8	0.0
2006	171,160	185,400	92.3^*	0.1	12,985,784	16,728,484	77.6	0.0
2005	168,175	182,484	92.2^*	0.1	12,789,392	16,632,161	76.9	0.0
2004	164,105	176,076	93.2^*	0.1	11,757,289	15,874,857	74.1	0.0
2003	161,001	172,745	93.2^*	0.1	10,661,344	15,483,958	68.9	0.0
2002	160,523	170,730	94.0^*	0.1	10,356,069	15,109,291	68.5	0.0
2001	161,615	175,692	92.0^*	0.1	9,839,919	14,926,746	65.9	0.0
2000	160,015	173,098	92.4^*	0.1	9,633,690	14,799,243	65.1	0.0
1999	158,745	171,743	92.4^*	0.1	9,100,455	14,193,902	64.1	0.0
1998	155,188	167,894	92.4^*	0.1	8,872,408	13,962,353	63.5	0.0
1997	152,744	165,293	92.4^*	0.1	8,662,513	13,706,810	63.2	0.0
1996	148,353	160,540	92.4^*	0.1	8,382,888	13,428,981	62.4	0.0

Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water, 2015
County	Count	Denom	Percent	MOV (+/-)
Florida	14,937,601	19,402,559	77.0	0.0
Alachua	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1
Baker	6,391	10,151	63.0^*	0.9
Bay	176,174	176,584	99.8^*	0.0
Bradford	10,791	19,987	54.0^*	0.7
Brevard	636,781	652,516	97.6^*	0.0
Broward	1,787,873	1,811,091	98.7^*	0.0
Calhoun	3,900	4,700	83.0^*	1.1
Charlotte	0	183,293	0.0
Citrus	12,107	96,040	12.6^*	0.2
Clay	0	185,153	0.0
Collier	231,551	270,631	85.6^*	0.1
Columbia	0	20,695	0.0
Miami-Dade	2,861,792	2,915,442	98.2^*	0.0
DeSoto	8,942	20,479	43.7^*	0.7
Dixie	0	4,538	0.0
Duval	765,041	772,958	99.0^*	0.0
Escambia	268,788	331,143	81.2^*	0.1
Flagler	0	90,151	0.0
Franklin	4,362	14,455	30.2^*	0.7
Gadsden	11,764	38,685	30.4^*	0.5
Gilchrist	0	2,575	0.0
Glades	1,613	6,404	25.2^*	1.1
Gulf	23,295	23,295	100.0^*	0.0
Hamilton	0	5,934	0.0
Hardee	9,215	15,213	60.6^*	0.8
Hendry	23,918	24,784	96.5^*	0.2
Hernando	11,850	150,869	7.9^*	0.1
Highlands	38,761	88,725	43.7^*	0.3
Hillsborough	1,198,805	1,277,823	93.8^*	0.0
Holmes	0	6,218	0.0
Indian River	149,094	149,094	100.0^*	0.0
Jackson	0	26,852	0.0
Jefferson	0	8,425	0.0
Lafayette	0	2,562	0.0
Lake	63,989	363,215	17.6^*	0.1
Lee	454,732	588,615	77.3^*	0.1
Leon	202,460	224,041	90.4^*	0.1
Levy	0	10,536	0.0
Liberty	0	5,848	0.0
Madison	5,038	7,005	71.9^*	1.1
Manatee	523,150	523,400	100.0^*	0.0
Marion	52,224	207,866	25.1^*	0.2
Martin	19,000	145,077	13.1^*	0.2
Monroe	0	30,000	0.0
Nassau	37,092	42,641	87.0^*	0.3
Okaloosa	179,873	280,231	64.2^*	0.2
Okeechobee	0	23,870	0.0
Orange	1,105,236	1,456,883	75.9^*	0.1
Osceola	209,272	303,482	69.0^*	0.2
Palm Beach	872,146	1,348,911	64.7^*	0.1
Pasco	48,651	398,597	12.2^*	0.1
Pinellas	1,002,674	1,003,042	100.0^*	0.0
Polk	377,586	599,737	63.0^*	0.1
Putnam	0	26,397	0.0
St. Johns	43,006	156,009	27.6^*	0.2
St. Lucie	249,375	259,457	96.1^*	0.1
Santa Rosa	87,467	185,348	47.2^*	0.2
Sarasota	226,373	360,037	62.9^*	0.2
Seminole	386,102	473,886	81.5^*	0.1
Sumter	0	108,783	0.0
Suwannee	12,340	14,808	83.3^*	0.6
Taylor	8,900	13,131	67.8^*	0.8
Union	0	4,920	0.0
Volusia	337,776	492,722	68.6^*	0.1
Wakulla	643	23,011	2.8^*	0.2
Walton	0	98,290	0.0
Washington	0	8,957	0.0

6/19/2018 3:56 PM

FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program (PHDP)

Data Note(s)

A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
All of the population served counts are determined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and provided to the Public Health Dental Program on an annual basis at the water system level.
In order for a community water system to be considered receiving optimally fluoridated water, they must fall into one of the following categories for at least one month of the calendar year: 1. Adjusted (supplements water with fluoride) 2. Natural (fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted or natural water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving optimally fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology for this measure has changed over time, specifically from 2013 forward.
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
^* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

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Definition
A community water supply system provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances. A community water system serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. This definition is provided by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The community water system must adjust their water with fluoride, have fluoride naturally occurring in their water, or purchase water from another system which is adjusted or naturally fluoridated to be considered an optimally fluoridated system.

Why do we measure this?
Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply in order to reduce tooth decay. Moderate water fluoridation prevents tooth decay and is now reaching about two-thirds of the US population on public water systems. The goal of water fluoridation is to prevent tooth decay (dental caries), one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, and one which greatly affects the quality of life of children, particularly those of low socioeconomic status. Fluoride toothpaste, dental sealants and other techniques are also effective in preventing tooth decay. Water fluoridation, when technically feasible, has substantial advantages over toothpaste, especially for subgroups at high risk.

Links
http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/index.htm

http://www.flhealth.gov/dental