✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township 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 Beaver Township; ≈ 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 Indiana
Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.
Get no exercise28.9%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours35.4%IN 37.1%
Binge drink15.4%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes18.5%IN 15.7%
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Beaver Township, betterBeaver Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Beaver Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Beaver Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.
Yearly checkupIN 80%
Dentist visitIN 61%
Cholesterol checkIN 86%
Colon screeningIN 66%
MammogramIN 76%
Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver Township 8.7% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Beaver Township adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3Beaver Township adults feel lonely
31.8% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Beaver Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.1% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Beaver Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.9% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Beaver Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Beaver Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Jefferson Township and Indian Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
36%
of Beaver Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs17.7%
Thinking or memory16.2%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Indiana
Questions about health in Beaver Township
Why doesn’t Beaver Township have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Beaver Township.
What hospital is closest to Beaver Township?
Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Beaver Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Where can I get low-cost care near Beaver Township?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Family Health Clinic of Monon in Monon, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Beaver Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana 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.