✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Big Creek Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Big Creek Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Big Creek 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 Big Creek 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).
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Big Creek Township adults…
Big Creek Township runs above IN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
9 of every 100 Big Creek Township adults have had cancer
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.2%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana
Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.
Get no exercise26.4%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours37%IN 37.1%
Binge drink16.5%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes16.8%IN 15.7%
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Where Big Creek Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Big Creek 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 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Big Creek Township 8.1% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Big Creek Township adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3Big Creek Township adults feel lonely
33% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Big Creek Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.9% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Big Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.8% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
West Point 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.
32.3%
of Big Creek Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Indiana
Questions about health in Big Creek Township
Why doesn’t Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township.
What hospital is closest to Big Creek Township?
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital in Monticello, 6.3 miles in a straight line from Big Creek Township’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 Big Creek 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.