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Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water

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Alachua County

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Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water, Percent of Population Served by Community Water Systems, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Year	Count	Denom	Percent	MOV (+/-)	Count	Denom	Percent	MOV (+/-)
2017	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	15,348,408	19,863,295	77.3	0.0
2016	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1	15,137,021	19,647,655	77.0	0.0
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

Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water, Percent of Population Served by Community Water Systems, 2017
County	Count	Denom	Percent	MOV (+/-)
Florida	15,348,408	19,863,295	77.3	0.0
Alachua	189,688	206,341	91.9^*	0.1
Baker	6,391	10,144	63.0^*	0.9
Bay	181,171	181,331	99.9^*	0.0
Bradford	11,041	20,247	54.5^*	0.7
Brevard	651,986	667,733	97.6^*	0.0
Broward	1,804,877	1,804,877	100.0^*	0.0
Calhoun	3,900	4,700	83.0^*	1.1
Charlotte	0	183,154	0.0
Citrus	11,972	95,728	12.5^*	0.2
Clay	0	185,219	0.0
Collier	231,551	270,731	85.5^*	0.1
Columbia	0	20,765	0.0
Miami-Dade	2,984,722	3,044,004	98.1^*	0.0
DeSoto	8,942	23,668	37.8^*	0.6
Dixie	0	4,538	0.0
Duval	786,856	816,237	96.4^*	0.0
Escambia	270,487	361,933	74.7^*	0.1
Flagler	0	97,591	0.0
Franklin	4,710	16,551	28.5^*	0.7
Gadsden	10,112	38,734	26.1^*	0.4
Gilchrist	0	2,575	0.0
Glades	1,613	6,404	25.2^*	1.1
Gulf	23,038	23,038	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	152,872	7.8^*	0.1
Highlands	38,761	92,084	42.1^*	0.3
Hillsborough	1,275,506	1,352,171	94.3^*	0.0
Holmes	0	6,204	0.0
Indian River	151,059	151,059	100.0^*	0.0
Jackson	0	26,897	0.0
Jefferson	0	7,820	0.0
Lafayette	0	2,562	0.0
Lake	74,983	374,537	20.0^*	0.1
Lee	468,542	604,711	77.5^*	0.1
Leon	202,460	224,047	90.4^*	0.1
Levy	0	10,536	0.0
Liberty	0	5,848	0.0
Madison	7,350	9,317	78.9^*	0.8
Manatee	523,150	523,400	100.0^*	0.0
Marion	52,124	208,015	25.1^*	0.2
Martin	19,000	145,277	13.1^*	0.2
Monroe	73,090	73,090	100.0^*	0.0
Nassau	37,092	42,716	86.8^*	0.3
Okaloosa	180,870	301,748	59.9^*	0.2
Okeechobee	0	23,645	0.0
Orange	1,105,236	1,457,093	75.9^*	0.1
Osceola	229,179	306,540	74.8^*	0.2
Palm Beach	891,171	1,348,211	66.1^*	0.1
Pasco	39,005	400,270	9.7^*	0.1
Pinellas	1,008,555	1,008,555	100.0^*	0.0
Polk	378,403	603,018	62.8^*	0.1
Putnam	0	26,675	0.0
St. Johns	47,651	166,852	28.6^*	0.2
St. Lucie	249,375	259,457	96.1^*	0.1
Santa Rosa	90,175	192,706	46.8^*	0.2
Sarasota	226,373	360,384	62.8^*	0.2
Seminole	390,562	476,605	81.9^*	0.1
Sumter	0	118,293	0.0
Suwannee	12,340	14,719	83.8^*	0.6
Taylor	8,900	13,131	67.8^*	0.8
Union	0	4,800	0.0
Volusia	338,813	497,869	68.1^*	0.1
Wakulla	643	22,505	2.9^*	0.2
Walton	0	104,279	0.0
Washington	0	10,603	0.0

10/22/2019 9:17 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 PHDP 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. Naturally fluoridated ( optimal fluoride levels naturally occurring in water) 3. Consecutive (buys water from an adjusted, natural fluoridated or fluoridated consecutive water system)
Numerator: Number of people on community water systems receiving optimally fluoridated water. Denominator: Number of people on community water systems.
The methodology of this measurement may have 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