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Bettles and Evansville, AlaskaPhoto: Steve Hillebrand, US Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain
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Health in Evansville

Where Evansville residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Evansville

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

+Low-cost careDena Nena HenashBettles Field · 5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Dena Nena Henash
6 sites · nearest in Bettles Field
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careEvansville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Evansville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Evansville 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 Evansville; ≈ 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 Evansville have CDC estimates of their own. Alaska: 35.5% obesity, 9.4% diabetes, 16% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Bettles————

Bettles: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Evansville

Why doesn’t Evansville have a Health Grade?

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

Where can I get low-cost care near Evansville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Frank Tobuk Sr. Health Center in Bettles Field, 5.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.