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Health in Fulford · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fulford residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Fulford, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 81631. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fulford adults…

On every condition, Fulford is about the same as Colorado. Tap one to see it as people.

24 of every 100 Fulford adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · about the same · likely 20.8–28.1%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Getting care

Care in and near Fulford

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

HNearest ERVail Health HospitalVail · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyVail Health Hospital★★★★★ · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMountain Family Health CentersAvon · 10.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Mountain Family Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Avon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.4 mi
Vail Health Hospital
Vail · ★★★★★
ER
24.6 mi
Aspen Valley Hospital District
Aspen · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center
Frisco · not rated
ER
26.7 mi
Summit Community Care Clinic
5 sites · nearest in Frisco
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.8 mi
St. Vincent General Hospital District
Leadville · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careFulford is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFulford is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Fulford 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 Fulford; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 15.9%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.3%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 20.1%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 11.6%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fulford, betterFulford, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Fulford gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fulford adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.

71%Yearly checkupCO 71%
66%Dentist visitCO 65%
86%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
61%Colon screeningCO 62%
71%MammogramCO 72%
68%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fulford 9.8% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Fulford adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 5Fulford adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.2% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 6Fulford adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · CO 16% · About the same as CO
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Fulford and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.8%

of Fulford adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.6%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing5.7%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3%
Colorado

Questions about health in Fulford

Why doesn’t Fulford have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Fulford?

Vail Health Hospital in Vail, 17.4 miles in a straight line from Fulford’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Colorado 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.