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Health in Harmony Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harmony Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 47353, 47331. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Harmony Township

Harmony Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Harmony Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

COPD and cancer run high in Harmony Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.5%), vs 8.1% across Indiana. 1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.7%), vs 8.3% across Indiana. Age is part of it: 36% of residents are 65 or older (Indiana 17%), and COPD and cancer are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Indiana figure falls outside Harmony Township’s likely range; Harmony Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 47353, 47331, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Harmony Township

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

HNearest ERMccullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNeighborhood Health CenterLiberty · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.8 mi
Neighborhood Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Liberty
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.6 mi
Centerstone Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Connersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.8 mi
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Oxford · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Margaret Mary Community Hospital
Batesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.6 mi
Reid Health
Richmond · ★★★★★
ER
23.3 mi
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital
Hamilton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Harmony Township itself
✓ Dental careHarmony Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Harmony 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 Harmony 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 Harmony Township adults…

Harmony Township runs above IN on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Harmony Township adults have COPD
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.8%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Why age matters here

Harmony Township is an older town: 36% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Indiana. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Harmony Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Harmony Township36%
Indiana17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.9%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harmony Township, betterHarmony Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Harmony Township gets moving

2.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harmony Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

80%Yearly checkupIN 80%
60%Dentist visitIN 61%
87%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
67%Colon screeningIN 66%
75%MammogramIN 76%
79%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harmony Township 7.8% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Harmony Township adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Harmony Township adults feel lonely
32% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Harmony Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.4% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Harmony Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Harmony 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 Harmony Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

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

Find a group →

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
Harmony Township adults worry about having enough food
13% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 10
Harmony Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 14
Harmony Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · IN 8.4%
Better than IN
1 in 14
Harmony Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

7.8% of Harmony Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Harmony Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Liberty Township: 37.6%Union Township: 37.4%Jackson Township: 45.3%Fairfield Township: 40.7%Blooming Grove Township: 42.4%Center Township: 37.4%Jennings Township: 45.1%Brownsville Township: 37.9%Oxford Township: 35.6%Bath Township: 39.7%College Corner: 41.4%Israel Township: 41%West College Corner: 37.2%Columbia Township: 45.2%Connersville Township: 45.3%Laurel Township: 43.5%Brookville Township: 40.9%Harmony Township: 39.6%Harmony TownshipLiberty TownshipUnion TownshipJackson TownshipFairfield TownshipBlooming Grove TownshipMccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital · Oxford · 12.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHNeighborhood Health Center Pharmacy · Liberty · 6.8 mi+Grogan Family Medicine - Centerstone Health Services · Connersville · 9.6 mi+
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Union Township37.4%
Liberty Township37.6%
Harmony Township39.6%
Fairfield Township40.7%
Blooming Grove Township42.4%
Jackson Township45.3%
IN38.4%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Liberty TownshipB−37.6%12.7%15.9%ZIP codes
Union TownshipB−37.4%12.3%15.6%ZIP codes
Jackson TownshipD45.3%15.9%20.9%ZIP 47331
Fairfield Township————
Blooming Grove TownshipC−42.4%14.4%19.3%ZIP codes

Fairfield 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.

33.3%

of Harmony Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4%
Indiana

Questions about health in Harmony Township

Why doesn’t Harmony 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 Harmony Township.

What hospital is closest to Harmony Township?

Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, 12.8 miles in a straight line from Harmony Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Harmony Township?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Neighborhood Health Center Pharmacy in Liberty, 6.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Harmony Township.

Town Square →
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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.