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DowntownChickenAKPhoto: Bryanhiggs at en.wikipedia · Public domain
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Health in Chicken

Where Chicken residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Chicken, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Chicken

No hospital or community health center in Chicken itself. These are the nearest.

+Low-cost careDena Nena HenashEagle · 51.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
51.8 mi
Dena Nena Henash
7 sites · nearest in Eagle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
82.5 mi
Tok Site
Tok · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Chicken itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Chicken itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Chicken itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Chicken; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Around town

Health next door

The Alaska towns that border Chicken have CDC estimates of their own. Alaska: 35.5% obesity, 9.4% diabetes, 16% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Chicken

Why doesn’t Chicken have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Chicken.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Chicken.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Alaska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.