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Health in Goose Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Goose Lake residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Goose Lake. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
18%
About the same as IA (17.8%)
Obesity
38.7%
About the same as IA (37.7%)
No exercise
25.8%
About the same as IA (24.8%)
Uninsured
6.7%
About the same as IA (7.3%)
Feel lonely
33.1%
About the same as IA (32.3%)
Nearest ER
12.4 mi
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Goose Lake

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Goose Lake

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

HNearest ERMercyone Clinton Medical CenterClinton · 12.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercyone Clinton Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health CareClinton · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.1 mi
Community Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Clinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.4 mi
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.9 mi
Mercyone Genesis Dewitt Medical Center
Dewitt · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.7 mi
Jackson County Regional Health Center
Maquoketa · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.5 mi
Morrison Community Hospital
Morrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Goose Lake itself
✓ Dental careGoose Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Goose Lake adults…

Goose Lake runs above IA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Goose Lake adults have high blood pressure
Iowa: 34 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–38.6%
Better than IAWorseAbout the sameIowa
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Iowa

Share of adults, with the Iowa figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.8%IA 24.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%IA 32.5%
Binge drink 22.1%IA 20.5%
Smoke cigarettes 16.9%IA 14.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
Goose Lake, betterGoose Lake, worseAbout the sameIowa
Where Goose Lake gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

1Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area1 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Goose Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Iowa.

76%Yearly checkupIA 78%
67%Dentist visitIA 67%
83%Cholesterol checkIA 84%
61%Colon screeningIA 67%
78%MammogramIA 79%
77%Taking BP medsIA 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Goose Lake 6.7% · Iowa 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Goose Lake adults are doing

About the same as Iowa on each measure.

1 in 3Goose Lake adults feel lonely
33.1% · IA 32.3% · About the same as IA
1 in 4Goose Lake adults lack social or emotional support
23% · IA 23.3% · About the same as IA
1 in 5Goose Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.7% · IA 20.7% · About the same as IA
1 in 6Goose Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · IA 16.4% · About the same as IA
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Goose Lake adults feel lonely. 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.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8
Goose Lake adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · IA 12%
About the same as IA
1 in 10
Goose Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · IA 9.4%
About the same as IA
1 in 14
Goose Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7% · IA 6.4%
About the same as IA
1 in 14
Goose Lake adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · IA 6.8%
About the same as IA

11% of Goose Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10% across Iowa.

Around town

Goose Lake 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.

28.8%

of Goose Lake adults live with a disability (Iowa 28.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Iowa

Questions about health in Goose Lake

Why doesn’t Goose Lake have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Goose Lake?

Mercyone Clinton Medical Center in Clinton, 12.4 miles in a straight line from Goose Lake’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Goose Lake.

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Ask your neighbors

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