✓ Primary careHanging Grove Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHanging Grove Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hanging Grove 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 Hanging Grove 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 exercise26.3%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours39.5%IN 37.1%
Binge drink16.3%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes16.7%IN 15.7%
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Hanging Grove Township, betterHanging Grove Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Hanging Grove Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Hanging Grove 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
Hanging Grove Township 8.4% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Hanging Grove Township adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3Hanging Grove Township adults feel lonely
32% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Hanging Grove Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Hanging Grove Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Hanging Grove Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Hanging Grove Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Barkley Township, Milroy Township and Gillam 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.
33%
of Hanging Grove Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Indiana
Questions about health in Hanging Grove Township
Why doesn’t Hanging Grove 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 Hanging Grove Township.
What hospital is closest to Hanging Grove Township?
Franciscan Health Rensselaer in Rensselaer, 7.1 miles in a straight line from Hanging Grove 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 Hanging Grove Township?
2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Family Health Clinic of Monon in Monon, 7.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Hanging Grove 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.