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Health in Poseyville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Poseyville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Poseyville

Poseyville is short on primary care and mental health care

Poseyville’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 ↓

Cancer runs high in Poseyville

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.8%), vs 8.3% across Indiana. 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 Poseyville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Poseyville

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

HNearest ERGibson General HospitalPrinceton · 16.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAscension St. Vincent Evansville★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careTulip Tree Health Services of Gibson CountyFort Branch · 12.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.3 mi
Tulip Tree Health Services of Gibson County
2 sites · nearest in Fort Branch
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.8 mi
Gibson General Hospital
Princeton · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.2 mi
Wabash Community Health Center
Mount Carmel · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.4 mi
Wabash General Hospital 1
Mount Carmel · not rated
ERRural critical access
≈18.5 mi
Deaconess Hospital
Evansville · ★★★★★
ER
≈18.5 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Evansville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Poseyville itself
✓ Dental carePoseyville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Poseyville 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 Poseyville; ≈ 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 Poseyville adults…

Poseyville runs above IN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Poseyville adults have had cancer
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–10.8%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 24%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.9%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16.1%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 16%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Poseyville, betterPoseyville, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Poseyville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupIN 80%
67%Dentist visitIN 61%
87%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
68%Colon screeningIN 66%
74%MammogramIN 76%
79%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Poseyville 7.4% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Poseyville adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Poseyville adults feel lonely
31.9% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Poseyville adults lack social or emotional support
22.2% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Poseyville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Poseyville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Poseyville 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
Poseyville adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 11
Poseyville adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 15
Poseyville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · IN 8.4%
Better than IN
1 in 16
Poseyville adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

6.6% of Poseyville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Poseyville 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.

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Indiana

Questions about health in Poseyville

Why doesn’t Poseyville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Poseyville?

Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, 16.8 miles in a straight line from Poseyville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Poseyville.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.